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My dad was always busy. You would pop round for a cup of tea, and within minutes you would see him walking past with a step-ladder. He was always fixing things.

I come from a simple background, so I couldn't call my father and say, 'Come pay my bills,' so I had to get out there and work.

I missed my dad a lot growing up, even though we were together as a family. My dad was really a workaholic. And he was always working.

Maggie went out of doors to wash the windows and father came out into the kitchen and said he did not know whether he would go down to the post office or not. And then I sprinkled some handkerchiefs to iron.

My dad took on every job he could get. He worked like mad. But then, at some point, he had saved up enough to open his first pub.

My father left... but I tell my mom - and I told my mom this when I was a kid - I said, 'You know what, Mom? Good thing he left because you're a strong woman.'

There were days when my father didn't have money for food, and we slept hoping the next day something could be got from work.