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Lifestyle
Rich Pelley

Sunday with Kelly Brook: ‘I sleep like a baby after a serial killer documentary’

Kelly Brook
‘I love sweeping garden paths, hosing things down’: Kelly Brook. Photograph: Dave J Hogan/Getty Images

Early to rise? I’m up pretty early because of our dog, Teddy. He’s a Cavapoo – half King Charles Cavalier, half poodle. We like to get out before the mad rush of dog walkers.

Where do you take Teddy? Hampstead Heath, to walk around the ponds. There are great views, nice woodlands and it’s really close to my favourite pub for a Sunday roast, the Bull & Last.

What makes a good pub roast? Crispy potatoes, cauliflower cheese, fluffy Yorkies, some extra gravy…

Sunday housework? I don’t do a lot. I leave it to Jeremy [Parisi, her husband]. Is that naughty? I’m more outside in the garden. I love sweeping garden paths, hosing things down.

Sunday arguments? Jeremy is an energy saver, so he’ll always put the 15-minute wash on. I argue that’s not long enough to wash anything and examine every T-shirt for the remnants of a stain. We have that debate at least once a week.

Sunday afternoons? I work Monday to Friday, 4-7pm, on the radio, and then 9-12 Saturday mornings. So we usually drive down to Kent on a Sunday afternoon to visit family and make dinner.

Who are you cooking for? My mum, brother, sister, nieces and nephews. Jeremy’s family lives in Paris, so some weekends they’ll pop over on the train. Sundays are spent pottering, doing housey things, having barbecues, blowing up inflatables for the pool.

Are you close to your mum? Yes. She’ll bake scones or a cake. That’s what I love about my family: no one ever arrives empty handed.

Sundays growing up? Very working class, all revolving around the old David Copperfield pub in Rochester. There’d be roast potatoes on the bar, games of pool, maybe some darts. We’d hang out until 3pm then go home. My mum would make a roast dinner and my grandma would come over.

Last thing before bed? A cup of camomile tea and a serial killer documentary on Netflix. I sleep like a baby after watching something like that. I don’t know why.

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