The Universe and Noel Fielding

Last Monday as I was walking home from the school run with a friend, I saw a man waiting to cross the road. He was wearing a bright pink fur jacket with spots. I immediately interrupted our conversation.

“Oh my god, look it’s Noel Fielding!”

The day before the first episode of Bake Off no less! Noel’s as flamboyant in real life as he is on TV - he isn’t capable of going incognito. And spotting him reminded me to write this newsletter.

Saturday 18th September was the last edition of the Guardian's Weekend magazine. I was the administrator for the Space section, interior design and gardening, from 2005-2007. (Thank you Kate M for the in!) This was my first real job in London and I felt like I’d hit the jackpot working at such a respected paper. I wasn’t especially interested in home décor but at the time it felt so glamorous to be working in the media. I remember going back to Toronto that Christmas and bringing a stack of papers to show off to my friends - I was especially proud of the Franz Ferdinand cover. Which I had zero to do with!

There was a special feature at Weekend which involved celebrities re-enacting famous television scenes for the cover. One day I heard the picture desk was going to shoot the cover, so I applied my 20-something bolshiness and asked if I could tag along. Do you want to know why I was so persistent?

It's me and THE MIGHTY BOOSH!! This is why I saw Noel Fielding last week. So I could share this pic!

Celebrity photo shoots aside - what I really want to say is thank you to Guardian Weekend, for giving me the chance to contribute in some small way to one of the world’s most important media voices.