Stylist: Nicola Rose. Make-up: Caroline Barnes at Frank Agency using Max Factor. Hair: Ben Cooke at Frank Agency using Redken. Hair colour: Nicola Clarke. Tan: Amanda Harrington London
Ping. A WhatsApp notification appears on my phone and an involuntary Cheshire Cat grin spreads across my face. It’s a message from the new man. I’m watching some vacuous TV with my teenagers and my daughter spots my smile and asks, her face crumpled with a mix of disdain and intrigue, ‘What is wrong with you?’
I feel more like a teenager than my teenagers. My body and brain react to the words on the screen with a surge of joy. It’s a physiological reaction that feels a bit Pavlov’s dog – only instead of salivating over an approaching bowl of Winalot, I’m psyched by the thought of a dinner date and the potential afters.