Emotional ties Denise Welch on evocative scents her son s band and getting her skates on - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Celebrity Emotional ties Denise Welch on evocative scents her son s band and getting her skates on By You Magazine - July 12, 2017 by Miranda Thompson Actress and TV presenter Denise Welch I take pride in the fact that I lasted so long on ITV’s Dancing on Ice in 2011. I was rubbish, but the audience got behind me and I managed to get to week nine – despite the judges. I still go to the rink and do the odd spin. My mum and dad fought like cat and dog but worshipped each other. We lost Mum five years ago on my birthday, but Dad is still flying the flag at 80 with his Raquel Welch drag act. He out-parties everyone! I love pottering while listening to music on the record player that Dad bought me. I adore the Carpenters – my son Matty, 28 [who’s the lead singer of pop-rock band The 1975], says he’s written a Carpenters-inspired song for their next album. Mum, who was incredibly glamorous, introduced me to Paloma Picasso eau de parfum. When she died, I remember going straight out to buy a bottle. Now my sister Debbie and I wear it all the time. It’s so evocative – it just smells of Mum. I loved the dress I wore when I married Lincoln [Townley, the artist] in the Algarve, Portugal, in 2013. I’m not superstitious, but Russell Grant told me that, if I was remarrying, my dress had to be yellow. I thought, ‘OK, I love yellow anyway’ – and I felt as though I had sunshine in my life. When my husband and I began dating, I didn’t know how he would respond to one of my depression episodes – but he was marvellous. This painting is his depiction of my illness and reminds me of what a brilliant support he has been. Matty and his friends started The 1975 in our outbuildings about 14 years ago. I used to scream, ‘Go and get a normal job!’ – but now I realise it’s my pension. I’ve never known four boys to work so hard. I’m incredibly proud of his talent. I love those nights when you gather round an old box of photos with your family and spend three or four hours going through them together. Nowadays, every photo looks good, so there’s no ‘Why was I pulling that face?’ – I think it’s a shame. These awards are so important to me. I love the LGBT community, so being named Ally of the Year by Diva magazine in March meant a lot. And I always aspired to work at Manchester’s Royal Exchange when I was at drama school, so winning this one in 2004 for my lead in its production of The Rise and Fall of Little Voice was special. Denise stars as Mrs Otter in The Wind in the Willows at the London Palladium until 9 September; willowsmusical.com, 0844 874 0665 MAKE-UP: CAITLIN DUFF. STYLING: PAMMIE SHARROCK RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR 50 of the best celebrity Halloween costumes of all time Shirley Ballas ‘ Strictly gave me back my hope’ Davina McCall discusses how men can help women going through the menopause Popular in Celebrity TV chef Gino D Acampo on Sardinia Sophia Loren and scary salads May 25, 2017 The Evergreen Goddess Exercise guru Diana Moran on looking fit and July 10, 2017 More more Julianne Moore November 13, 2017 Author Jill Mansell on designer notebooks commissioning art and the family January 16, 2018 EMOTIONAL TIES Kelly Hoppen on vodka vintage finds and being a April 4, 2018 ‘ I have no regrets’ Millie Mackintosh on divorce debt and reuniting May 20, 2018 EMOTIONAL TIES TV presenter and tennis player Annabel Croft shares her July 1, 2018 Stella Parton ‘ Dolly and I have always been close’ August 12, 2018 Anna Friel on getting jeered in the street shared parenting with September 23, 2018 Queen of primetime Charlotte Riley on juggling rising stardom with pregnancy October 21, 2018 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved