I took it as a compliment last year when people wondered why Stacey Solomon and I were never in the same room.  Her spine-tingling voice, bubbly personality and curvy-yet-birdlike frame are features we should all aspire to.  Her rendition of the Theme from Highlander in last year’s X Factor sent shivers down all our spines, let’s not deny it, and more than one tear was shed when Michael “The Boob” Buble emerged to duet with her in the 2009 Final.

So it was a Friday morning thrill for both of us to finally be united in each others arms today.  She promptly re-named me “My Twin”,  and she has invited me as a VIP guest to her new shop in Dagenham.  I have to work on the hair and nails until then.