It’s official Boo and I are in love with Media City. We set our course for Salford on Monday evening after being booked to appear on BBC Breakfast (Gosh don’t we sound like Madonna and her entourage!) I’d been asked to give the Mummy perspective on the recent revelation that David and Samantha Cameron left their 8-year-old behind in a pub – you can read my thoughts here.
So with most of our worldly possessions loaded onto my back like a pack mule we headed from the mammoth multi story car park and made our way to the rather swanky Holiday Inn.
The hotel was lovely in fact it was more than lovely, it was fabulous. The staff were so friendly and accommodating especially with Boo who gives it a thumbs up after having a nights sleep fit for a princess in the travel cot they supplied.
With my alarm set for 5am I woke up to a sunny urban view of Salford/Manchester (I’m afraid Geography was never my strong point)
I cracked on with getting ready before Boo woke but it wasn’t long before she stirred with such excitement at her new surroundings!
We were one of the first down to breakfast at 6.30 where Boo proceeded to smile at every man who walked past and shout Dada!
We trotted over the main square to Quays House which houses the BBC Breakfast studio and were met by such a lovely team who like the rest of her dotting fans were besotted by her beady smile and infectious chuckle. No sooner than I’d been whisked through hair and make-up (pure magic I tell you!) it was time for us to head over to the red sofa.
Bill and Susannah were lovely as were all the team involved. The 4 minutes or so that we were live on national television passed without a hitch and we even managed to snatch a few seconds with the anchors afterwards – seeing as we’ve appeared on BBC Breakfast before we were pretty much dab hands at breakfast tv! It wasn’t even 8am by the time we’d done a days work!
The weather was glorious so we settled down for a well deserved showbiz coffee, quiet happily watching the world go by. It wasn’t long before we bumped into our dear friend and mentor (OK I lie!) Theo Paphitis and Boo was gracious enough to pose for a photo with him!
Check out time came soon enough and before we knew it we were heading back to Mummy and Boo HQ.
Jealous!
I love media whoring 😉
Hope you had fun!