Lie-in or early start? My daughter Minnie is 14 months old, so 7am is a lie-in for me.
Sunday silence or sounds? My favourite thing to do on a Sunday is get up 20 minutes before everyone else, go downstairs, put on Radio 2 or Magic FM – because I’m old now – light a fancy Frédéric Malle candle and start the day with a lovely cuppa, before all the chaos begins.
Childhood Sundays? They were very relaxed. TV was always central. We ate dinner on our laps. Very informal.
Full English or kale smoothie? On a Sunday, always a full English. Hash browns are my favourite. And maybe a croissant, too. I eat garbage on Sundays – as if I’m a 20-year-old student with no health problems and I’m not doing any exercise. I need to get on top of it.
What about lunch? We usually eat a roast – whatever the season. We moved to Liverpool last year and there’s an old-fashioned pub just down the road. We’ll eat the roast while Minnie runs around causing mayhem. We take her to the swings afterwards. It’s pretty rock’n’roll.
What’s to drink? I don’t booze and haven’t drunk for a long time. But if I’m feeling like I deserve a treat my tipple is a Shirley Temple mocktail: ginger ale, grenadine, a Moreno cherry and lime.
Rest of the day? Evenings are normally alone or with my mum. Kev [dancer Kevin Clifton, Dooley’s partner] is on tour in Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, and I’m in London. We grab Zooms and send each videos, but it’s hard.
Bedtime? Minnie doesn’t have much of a routine. She’s been dragged all over the world with our work. She’ll probably be in bed, after I’ve cuddled and sung her to sleep, by 8pm. The whole first year she didn’t sleep through the night once, but we’re finally coming out the other side!
Stacey Dooley stars in 2:22, A Ghost Story at London’s Gielgud Theatre until 4 August (222aghoststory.com)
