I don’t really remember much of my early years, by that I mean anything up to about five or six years old. But I do have some strong memories, that aren’t really about anything special at all. For instance, I remember sitting on the floor watching television with my mum at lunchtime. I remember watching the Australian/New Zealand soaps Home and Away, Neighbours and Shortland Street. Since Shortland Street was shown in the UK from 1993, I must have been about 3 or 4 at the time of these memories.

I can also remember my dad coming home from school, taking off his tie and jacket and pretending to throw his bag down on the settee. When we were very little, my dad used to work while my mum stayed at home to look after Dan and I. When we were a bit older, however, perhaps I was 6 or 7, they swapped over and dad took early retirement and stayed at home to look after us.