Who was your first teenage crush and why? Business studies teacher. Would like to say it was my favourite subject and it was my interest in the subject that did it, but I simply thought he was gorgeous! I was devastated when I found out he was married to the school secretary who all the boys in my year fancied. 

When was the first time you got drunk and what did you drink? When I was 16 and at a youth disco .... drank whatever I could get my hands on ... Diamond White I think. I can't stomach the stuff now. 

What was the first music single you bought? Love Is All Around ... Wet Wet Wet (sad!) 

What did you want to be when you were a kid? Successful and happy 

What's your favourite book and why? I like to read true stories ... quite often they're really sad ones but I continue to read them anyway. 

What's your favourite movie and why? Bridget Jones' Diary (2001) ... I think all females can relate to it somehow - perhaps see a bit of themselves in her. 

What was your worst holiday and why? Gran Canaria in October 2005 - it rained solidly for a week.
 
What was the most embarrassing moment in your life? Job interview in Germany - after the interview was over I walked into the human resource manager's cloakroom instead of out of the door - the interview had gone fantastically until that point! Somehow I got the job. 

Do you have any phobias? Sharks - haven't been deeper than my knee since I watched Jaws years ago. 

If you could pick a celebrity to join your staff who would it be and why? Nigella Lawson - a good 'fit' for The Village Bakery's brand values (organic, quality, taste, ethical, sustainability, healthy living) 

Who would you like to sit next to on a plane? Brad Pitt 

What would you request as your final meal? Fillet steak with blue cheese sauce and salad, followed by a Village Bakery Brownie with cream. 

What's your favourite junk food? Indian 

What's the weirdest thing you've eaten? Frogs' legs! 

What's your favourite chat up line? I don't chat people up.