They rushed me off to the doctor and next thing I was in hospital. It was one of those little TIAs or transient ischaemic attacks. "I was sitting on Leo's bed chatting away and I just suddenly keeled over. She has already had three wisdom teeth taken out. She still has trouble with her wrist, having broken it slipping on the stairs, and she has just started a projected two-year marathon in the dentist's chair, having several implants. She has lost weight, thanks to a dairy-free diet that is helping to bring down her cholesterol level, and she looks nowhere near her 73 years, but a slight stroke just six weeks ago took her by surprise and she's lost a little of the bounce that earned her the nickname Jolly Sooper in the 1970s. He's in a wheelchair but he had a lovely time and all the women were bending down to speak to him and make a fuss of him," she says as she settles into a sofa at London's Royal Houseguards Hotel. I was so pleased he was able to be there. "He's so wonderful and has been so brave. The night before our interview was the launch party for her new blockbusting novel Jump! and as usual she was in sparkling form, greeting old friends with her customary exuberance, posing for photographs and at the same time keeping a weather eye on her husband Leo, who has Parkinsons and had made a special effort to be there.
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