Norfolk


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<p>Best known for playing barmaid Liz McDonald&nbsp;in <em>Corrie</em> alongside Sarah Lancashire&#8217;s Raquel, actress Beverley Callard recently moved to Norfolk, where she&#8217;s already been snapped up for the role of Evil Fairy in Norwich&#8217;s panto. We catch up with her to chat morning rituals, the therapy of the Norfolk Broads, the local exercise class she teaches, and how welcoming Norfolkers have been. When we&#8217;re not boo-hissing her, of course.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-what-wakes-you-up-in-the-morning-and-when"><strong>What wakes you up in the morning, and when?</strong>&nbsp;</h2>



<p>When I am not working, I don&#8217;t set an alarm. I am not really a morning person. Most actors I know are night owls.&nbsp;</p>



<p>I tend to wake up when I hear Jon getting up. I leave it for about ten minutes and then go down. By that time, he&#8217;s made the morning tea. I&#8217;m sure he knows I do this on purpose!&nbsp;</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Do you bounce out of bed, or do you need to be dragged from it, still clutching your duvet?</strong>&nbsp;</h2>



<p>No, I definitely don&#8217;t bounce! It takes me a while to wake up, so there is plenty of duvet clutching.&nbsp;</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>What&#8217;s the first thing you drink and eat?</strong>&nbsp;</h2>



<p>We have a very set routine: two cups of Yorkshire Tea and then an oat milk coffee. I don&#8217;t have breakfast. I know I should, but I&#8217;m never hungry in the morning.&nbsp;</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>How do you set the mood for the day?</strong>&nbsp;</h2>



<p>Since moving to Norfolk, I have tried to disengage. When we lived in the North West, the first thing I&#8217;d do was turn on the news channel and listen to politicians not answering questions.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>



<p>Nowadays, I&#8217;m happy to sit with Jon, have our morning tea and plan the day ahead. No two days are ever the same.&nbsp;</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Who else shares your morning space, and how does that shape your routine?</strong>&nbsp;</h2>



<p>As I say, I share my mornings with Jon. We are lucky as he is self-employed and can work around us.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>



<p>We have Arthur and Elsie, our Black Russian terriers. They are just three years old and very demanding, so they need their breakfast and nag until we feed them.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>



<p>We also have 18 ducks that live in the garden and are also very demanding. They knock on the window for their breakfast. I don&#8217;t know what it is about me, but all our animals are very needy!&nbsp;</p>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>What&#8217;s on the radio/podcast/TV?</strong>&nbsp;</h2>



<p>I used to listen to LBC, but I&#8217;m trying to move away from the news now. I&#8217;ve not really caught the podcast bug yet.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>



<p>I don&#8217;t really watch mainstream English TV. I prefer a boxset, American dramas, etc. I finished <em>Gomorrah</em>, an Italian subtitled drama, recently, and I&#8217;m now bereft! It was one of the best things I&#8217;ve seen in years. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Are you an early morning exerciser?</strong>&nbsp;</h2>



<p>Absolutely not! Fitness has always been an important part of my life, but the thought of an early morning workout fills me with dread.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>



<p>I still run fitness classes, and currently, I&#8217;m teaching in Beccles, near where we live. I love doing this and always say to my girls: &#8220;This is our time. You&#8217;re not a mother, partner or at work. This is just for us&#8221;.&nbsp; I really believe that. We get so caught up in our daily lives that we forget to make time for us.&nbsp;</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>When do you let work in your day?</strong>&nbsp;</h2>



<p>I try to delay that for as long as possible. As soon as you do, that&#8217;s the morning over. I know I am lucky with my job and love what I do. I also love my mornings with Jon and the dogs.&nbsp;</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>What&#8217;s the first thing you do with your mobile on waking – newspaper? Scroll of IG? Emails?</strong>&nbsp;</h2>



<p>The very first thing I do is read my horoscope. I know, how sad it is that?! If it&#8217;s a good one, I relate it exactly to me. If it&#8217;s bad, I ignore it. I think we all do that. I then check my emails and occasionally look at social media.&nbsp;</p>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">&nbsp;<strong>How do you choose what to wear?</strong>&nbsp;</h2>



<p>Well, that all depends on the day ahead, having spent over 30s years in &#8220;Liz&#8217;s&#8221; mini skirts, I much prefer loose-fitting baggy clothes. If I&#8217;m not working, it will be leggings and a baggy T-shirt.&nbsp;</p>



<p>Today, I&#8217;ll be wearing &#8220;Evil Fairy” clothes for a photo shoot for panto in Norwich.&nbsp;</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>What&#8217;s your beauty and skincare routine?</strong>&nbsp;</h2>



<p>I tend to be quite lazy. I don&#8217;t have facials or anything like that very often. But I do cleanse tone and moisturise every morning and night. I spend a fortune on moisturiser, hoping I&#8217;ve found the new secret one.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>If you are breakfasting out, what&#8217;s your favourite local spot and why?</strong>&nbsp;</h2>



<p>As I said, I&#8217;m not really a breakfast person, but I have two favourite places to eat out. The first is <a href="https://www.baileysdelicatessen.co.uk">Baileys</a> in Beccles, it’s an old-fashioned deli the food is fabulous all homemade and the staff are so friendly. We recently discovered <a href="https://thebarnbyswan.co.uk">The Barnby Swan</a>, which specialises in locally caught fish. It&#8217;s an old-style local with great food. I try to steer clear of chains and support small local businesses. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>If you could wake up anywhere and with anyone, who would it be?</strong>&nbsp;</h2>



<p>Surely everyone says their partner? Obviously, it&#8217;s Jon &#8211; he&#8217;s most definitely my soulmate. When I&#8217;m working away, and he&#8217;s not there, I always feel a little sad. </p>



<p>We recently moved to Norfolk, and we love it here. The skies, the people and the pace of life are absolutely wonderful. I wouldn&#8217;t want to be anywhere else.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Where’s the perfect local day out?&nbsp;</strong></h2>



<p>The Broads. Every time someone comes to visit us &#8211; we have a lot of visitors! &#8211; we hire a boat, even in the winter, we just love that. I think <a href="https://www.visitthebroads.co.uk" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">the Broads</a> is therapy. It&#8217;s so peaceful. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Where do you go for some local retail therapy?</strong></h2>



<p>I love <a href="https://www.jarrolds.co.uk">Jarrolds</a> because it is one of the few independent department stores in the UK now, and I want it to be there forever. I also love <a href="https://norwichmarket.net">Norwich Market</a>. I couldn’t believe it when I saw the market &#8211; it is fantastic. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>What&#8217;s your favourite Norfolk produce</strong>?</h2>



<p>Norfolk Wine is very good. I love the wine at <a href="https://norfolk.muddystilettos.co.uk/little-black-book/directory/chet-valley-vineyard-bergh-apton/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Chet Valley Vineyard</a>. After the show, I will be partial to a drink or two. I might bring a bottle for my dressing room.</p>



<p><em>Beverley Callard is playing The Evil Fairy in <a href="https://norwichtheatre.org/whats-on/sleeping-beauty/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Sleeping Beauty, The Fairy’s Tale</a> at <strong>Norwich Theatre Royal</strong> from <strong>9 Dec – 7 Jan</strong>. </em></p>


Morning routines of happy women: actress Beverley Callard

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