You looked as if you had such a good time on Celebrity Traitors last year – you had them hanging on your every word. Who have you kept in touch with? breezehillpete They absolutely didn’t hang on my every word. I’m fascinated to watch it now, because at a distance, I can see how people follow each other.
That herd mentality is very evident at the round table, but I always went in a different direction and people didn’t follow me. Then, of course, I accused Alan [Carr] at the end: “I think you are one, aren’t you?”, so I had to go the next day. I didn’t quite know what I was letting myself in for, but I had a great time.
Kate [Garraway] and I had to go on that Uncloaked thing after. She turned to me and she said: “Oh, but Celia, we’re now all one big happy family, aren’t we?” I said: “Well, frankly, I don’t want to see any of them ever again in the whole of my life,” and everybody laughed. But truthfully, we haven’t really run into each other since.
Nevertheless, I think I was with a marvellous company, and I liked them all. You appeared to be most attentive during the 1987 BBC Michael Caine Acting in Film class, which is now something of a hit on YouTube. He seemed to be a really generous and informed tutor.
What techniques did you learn that you’ve taken with you? PaulyVLondon Maria Aitken asked me if I’d like to take part. Some of my friends said: “Oh God, you don’t want to look like a student on television.” I said: “What are you talking about?
I’d like to be able to say good morning the way Michael Caine does on film.” I was thrilled to be part of it. One of his famous things was: don’t blink in a closeup. He also said to work out any props the night before, and something rather marvellous: that you have to think of the camera as your lover.
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