Somewhere, somehow, there exists video footage of me ‘acting’ alongside Gareth Southgate. A real *record-scratch* *freeze frame* ‘Yep, that's me. moment.
In July 2017 I found myself standing alone with Gareth Southgate in the darkened corridor of a Vauxhall car dealership on the outskirts of Milton Keynes. Southgate had been England manager for eight months. We were waiting to be introduced onto a temporary stage where I interviewed him, in front of cameras and 50 or so people. At this stage in my career, I had next to no presenting experience.
