From red carpet to real life…SUSANNA REID: Am I the only one baffled by back to school rules?  

Ah, the fresh new term smell of September. In many ways, the first week of this month is more of a new start than January 1.  I have ingrained memories of new blazers, uncomfortable shiny Clarks shoes and a brand new school bag neatly packed. As a studious schoolgirl, I’d go back into the classroom … Read more

From red carpet to real life…SUSANNA REID: Results week was like a slow motion car crash

Round two of results in our house, and this morning my GCSE son will receive his grades. There will be no algorithm, no complex ranking of classmates, no computer saying no. Just the teachers from his state school, with full knowledge of his ability, deciding what he might have achieved in the exam hall. It … Read more

From red carpet to real life…SUSANNA REID: How to beat corona crisis nightmares

How weird that, although for many there are no early alarms, tiring commutes and long work days, everyone I speak to is so damn tired. A colleague who’s working from home says that every day feels like an uphill trek through treacle. A national lethargy seems to have descended as we settle into week seven … Read more

From red carpet to real life…SUSANNA REID: A walk in the park isn’t a luxury – it’s essential 

Over the weekend, one of my local parks was locked up by the council and I felt as if another door had been slammed shut. Pretty Brockwell Park, near Brixton, is where I used to do my weekly 5K Park Run when I was a proper runner (not a wheezy occasional one, as I am … Read more

From red carpet to real life…SUSANNA REID: Forget FOMO – I’ve got a nasty case of FONDA!*

Prior to this wretched virus lockdown, in the hazy past of just two weeks ago, lots of people complained about suffering from FOMO —the intense envy of other people’s glittering social lives, aka the Fear Of Missing Out. Not me though. Sure, I might come across as an extrovert on television, but I am not … Read more

From red carpet to real life…SUSANNA REID: Help! I’m scared I’ve given my mum coronavirus

Last Sunday, our kitchen resembled the homes of millions of families across the country. Noisy laughter. Calls to teenagers to get off their phones. My sons answering the usual questions from their grandmother about school and football. A roast chicken, hot vegetables, a jug of gravy steaming in the middle. It was a Mother’s Day … Read more