I'm half Irish with red(ish) hair and green eyes.

I work part-time as a consultant for Slimming World - supporting people while they lose weight and helping them to feel better about themselves.

We've just celebrated our silver wedding anniversary and we have two sons, one of 15 and one of 20.

I love the "oldies" - music from the early seventies (particularly David Cassidy!).

We saw The Eagles and Bruce Springsteen earlier in the year and in December we'll be seeing Queen (with Paul Rogers) and Coldplay.

The last CD I bought was Rockferry by Duffy - it has a real sixties feel about it.

Dirty Dancing, Love Actually, Sleepless in Seattle, The Warriors, Shawshank Redemption, Rain Man and To Kill a Mockingbird.

Anything by Sue Grafton, Janet Evanovich, Dennis Lehane and Lee Child.

August 1998 for a friend's wedding. Had no idea what we were doing - stayed at a Best Western way off strip, did no gambling (had two young sons with us) and the only buffet we ate at was Circus Circus.

So I count my first "real" trip as October 2001 to celebrate my 40th birthday. We've managed to get there every year since (this year's trip late November/early December)

Visiting Vegas is like taking time off from the real world.