Day 0 – getting ready
Tomorrow is the big day – the day I begin Anthony Punshon‘s 21 day workout and eating plan that’s going to help me lose 10lbs. I am unreasonably excited. When we were discussing the plan, Anthony asked me if we had gym subscriptions, or any gym equipment at home. Luckily Mr. Wex used to do body building and we’ve bought a bunch of stuff over the years, so we had quite a bit. Today I dusted off the old exercise bike, took the boxes of books off the bench and sorted out...
Read More21 Days Later – the beginning
This week I hit my own personal “tipping point” where I didn’t feel comfortable with my weight and felt like I needed to drop a few pounds and get back into shape. It all began with a phone call from my delicious agent, Fran Messinger, which went something like this: “Have you ever done your own stunts?” “Yes – the first tv show I did I had a parachute stunt flying through the air on a 2 tonne crane.” “Okay. Have you done any stage...
Read MoreMarilla who?
I am a British-born actress and stand-up comic who does lots of voice work (for commercials, cartoons and corporate clients) and sometimes, when I'm very lucky, tv and film. When I was in England I did mostly theatre. Now I'm in Canada I spend the majority of the time writing and performing stand-up. When I'm not making episodes of Talking Bollocks, that is. And that's me for you.