.... random rants and rambles. no agenda. yet.

Jane Horrocks was great at UCLan last night. She came across as really a very nice person indeed. Oh, and she's tiny, much smaller than she appears on the telly.

Ms H answered the questions from the UCLan journalism lecturer so charmingly, she had all of the audience laughing along with her... and the whole time, I was thinking 'God, she's so nice, please don't ask her OPD's question. She might be upset. I can't upset Jane Horrocks. She's so nice!"

Anyway, the journalism lecturer came to the part when he had to ask Ms H questions random members of the public (like me) had sent in. It was all rather boring, until he coughed and said..."Well now I have a question that's rather different. Jen Dodds wanted me to ask you..." Inside, I was like 'NO I DIDN'T WANT TO ASK YOU! OPD MADE ME ASK YOU! PLEASE DON'T LOOK AT ME. I AM NOT HERE.' ... "...How did you manage to wet yourself every night when you were in Macbeth at the Theatre Royal?"

A slight pause.

Ms Horrocks. "Er, I drank a lot of water. Will that do?"

*I vanish completely amidst the audience*

The lecturer then decided to move swifly on, but Ms H brings him back again. "Can we just go back a bit?" "Er, OK." "...I'd just like to add that I had to clean it up myself after the performance every night... I had to mop it up with Dettol and all!"

Bless her. Happy now, OPD?!