Originally, I was a cellist but it wasn’t quite the right fit for me. I started the oboe when I was 9 and have never looked back. I can also bash through My Heart Will Go On from Titanic on the piano, but that’s about the extent of my keyboard talents – to the dismay of my Dad who was a pianist and tried his best to teach me.

If I could learn another instrument, I'd switch lanes and become a singer. I’m obsessed with opera, with all its incredible music and dramatic qualities, so in another life I’d totally want to be belting out Vissi d’arte in a fabulous costume in an opera house somewhere.

Pop, please

I listen to a lot of pop music, almost exclusively so when I’m not working. It puts me in a good mood and makes the perfect soundtrack for cooking at home or walking around town.

One classic I always return to is Walking on Sunshine by Katrina & the Waves. I have such fond memories of singing along to it at full volume with my dad in the car, windows down, speeding down the motorway. Another song that was on repeat in my childhood home as soon as the sun came out was Eso Beso by Nancy Ames. None of us spoke Spanish at the time, but we’d somehow sing along, making up words, with full choreography and enthusiasm!

All my favourite summer songs are tied to memories with family and friends, whether that’s dancing around the house as a child, or hanging out with friends at the park or at festivals.

PLAYLIST

Katrina & The Waves Walking on Sunshine
Nancy Ames Eso Beso
Jennifer Paige Crush
Polo & Pan Arc-en-ciel
Spice Girls Who Do You Think You Are
Earth, Wind & Fire September
Queen Don’t Stop Me Now
Ratatat Loud Pipes
Beyoncé Break My Soul (The Queens Remix)
Ariana Grande Greedy
Christina Aguilera Infatuation
Kacey Musgraves Slow Burn