Like millions of others, Val Savage, mum of ex-football star and Mirror columnist Robbie Savage, is self-isolating. Val, 72 yesterday, is a Radio 5 Live celebrity thanks to her appearances on Robbie’s shows. Here she talks to Julie McCaffrey about her fourth week stuck at home: Hearing that Boris Johnson was in intensive care gave me a shock and made me think “God love him”.
I’ve never been a fan but it doesn’t matter what party wins your vote, it’s awful to hear of anyone being so ill. One reason I’m not a fan is because he always looks like he needs a good hairbrush, although my hair looks a bit like his now.
Anyway, while he’s been in hospital, the announcement that MPs are getting an extra £10,000 for coronavirus expenses really got my