What’s to look forward to? Not thinking and having no worries – because it’s Jesus day. I live close to a church and Jesus often wakes me up with his bells. I think, ‘I should get up and make something of the day.’
Sunday hobbies? I’ll probably make something. I’ve become obsessed with sewing. I can’t stop making trousers and jackets. I finished making a jacket this morning and I’ve got a pair of trousers cut up on the kitchen table.
Sunday grub? I mean, we’re going to the pub, the Duke of York. Sometimes I suggest the Cock Inn because I like saying it. And then we’ll have a drive into Primrose Hill and go to the Lansdowne. When the kids were younger, we’d do Superhero Sunday and all dress up as superheroes. The kids liked climbing all over my slidey, spandex Spider-Man costume.
Sunday housework? My office is always a mess. My wife, Jill, will say so and I’ll try and tidy up a bit, but that means hiding things. The most expensive thing I own is the Teen Wolf costume from the film Teen Wolf.
Sunday evenings? We’ll arrange a movie night, but it never happens. We’ll go, ‘Should we watch a film tonight?’ Then it gets to 8.30pm and because now I’ve got teenagers, they wander upstairs. I think: ‘Why are you upstairs? Why are you not downstairs with me? There’s lots of people who’d like to hang out with me. I’ve got two Baftas!’
Sundays growing up? Boring as fuck. I lived in Leeds. When I was a kid, I would go skateboarding. That was exciting. But when I got a bit older and stopped skateboarding, Sundays became boring because all the shops were closed.
Love or dread Mondays? With my privileged lifestyle, every day is exciting. I don’t care what day it is because I never know what I’m going to do. I have to ask Jill, ‘What am I doing today?’
Leigh, Myself and I by Leigh Francis is published by HarperCollins at £22. Buy it for £19.80 at guardianbookshop.com
