Whoopi Goldberg was in our kitchen. “Hang on”, I thought. “Whoopi Goldberg? Who put her on the guest list for our party?”

“I hope you don’t mind” DT whispered in my ear. “It’s just that she’s over from Hollywood staying with us for the weekend and we thought she’d enjoy meeting everyone.”

I didn’t mind at all. I’d be talking about my “film star friend” for years.