Jane McDonald

Born and raised in Wakefield, where she still lives, the singer and TV presenter has worked all over the world but there's nowhere quite like home. 'I love ...

I’ve had a platinum number one album and then there’s my Bafta,' says Jane referring to her 2018 nod for Cruising with Jane McDonald. Definitely standing at the top of Haworth and looking down the old main cobbled street, and then you walk two minutes and you’re on the moors and it’s just wow, beautiful. It’s where I exhale. And Bridlington, I went there 18 years on the trot with my mum and dad, mainly because that’s as far as my dad would go, but he loved it, and the beaches are just stunning. I sometimes meet my band at the Cedar Court hotel nearby and then we head to Blacker Hall for their fabulous breakfast. Three Acres restaurant near Huddersfield. You know you’re going to spend money that night but it’s worth it, every single penny. If I go on a Sunday, it’s their Sunday roast, which is fantastic, otherwise a salmon pasta, which is gorgeous. When I got to 14,15, his mates would say, ‘Is your Jane coming out?’ and then he really didn’t like it. It’s Felice’s Bella Roma in Wakefield. I always get excited even though I always know what I’m going to have. I mean, I’ve still got the same butcher I’ve had all my life. And also, the sense of community where I live. I’ve got so many memories here, it’s been a nostalgic and wonderful journey,' she says.