‘i often prefer animals to humans’

The larger-than-life actor has always done things her way – so when she said she had eight decades of memorable meals to share, not just one, we weren’t about to argue

When Claire Turner married her husband Mark last year, there were three surprise guests at their wedding: alpacas Valentine, Bobble and Spring. “We have 36 alpacas all together, so we had to think ver

Presenter and author Clare Balding, 54, lives in London with her wife

What did you find most surprising about moving to the UK at the age of eight? The UK was a far-flung and exciting-sounding place I’d heard of as a boy growing up in Sudan. I think it’s part of the rea

This is Coco and Peach, our two beautiful cats who are sisters. They like nothing more than hanging out in a tree, watching the world go by! Pia Ainsworth, Manchester I bought this ‘artificial’ plant

Carol was not what you would call a dog person. It wasn’t that she actively disliked the creatures – she just didn’t see the point in having one in the house. All the hassle, the hair everywhere, and