Guilt: it has such immense power over our lives, doesn’t it? Especially women. I think it has a lot to do with why we end up in situations like our cover star Kirsty Gallacher . In the face of a painful, blindsiding divorce, the TV sports presenter threw herself on to an exhausting treadmill of trying to hold it all together for the children, while still plastering on that on-screen smile for her day job, then adding a gig on that little show called Strictly to the pile. That pursuit of perfection, of seamless plate-spinning and obliging all expectations, and not daring to show a hint of weakness or strain, caught up with her and took a hefty toll.
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Oh dear. I don’t know why I did this, rashly, the evening of 29 February. Leap Day. I took a leap. Maybe because I have a completion date on the vicarage looming and I need help, someone to share it with, and who is willing to change light bulbs*, heave boxes and dog-sit. Cook.