As you may (or not) know, I have been selected to stand on the Fourth Plinth, in London’s Trafalgar Square. My “stint on the Plinth” as I have now named it, is on Tuesday 1 September, from 7pm to 8pm. I will be at the mercy of the elements and hoping that my newly washed hair will behave itself and that I won’t look too fat on camera. There’s nothing like the thought of being gawped at by the general public, or watched online via a live feed; to make you extra paranoid about how you look.

I watched in horror on Friday, as the Plinther who was on just before my time slot, got rained upon. Poor Doctor Janet. She had a clarinet and PA equipment to boot. Suddenly electronics don’t seem like a good idea. Well this is the good old British weather so for all I know, I’ll have perfect weather conditions and a great crowd to work. I’ve never been a girl scout but I will be adopting their moto on the day. I will “be prepared.”