‘doing a breast examination on live telly was a risk!’

My whole life has been a fluke. I applied to be a contestant on Big Brother in 2010 on a whim, because I fancied being on TV. It’s head-scratching to think of what my life was like before Big Brother

It’s a funny old world

Saturday 5–Friday 11 July

Our round-up of the funny, fascinating and unusual stories this fortnight

The maître d’ had his own first date in Peckham — and reader, she married him!

It was a 24/7 existence. The phone did not stop ringing. It was like being on Concorde for six years, and I loved it. The speed at which they went from A-Z was incredible. They did the Marquee, then t