Pregnant Love Island star Camilla Thurlow talks grief and her greatest achievements
2017 Love Island star and bomb disposal expert Camilla Thurlow, 31, has written a book and is expecting a child with boyfriend Jamie Jewitt.
In an exclusive chat, the reality star reveals her worst habit, favourite word and the loves of her life.
What scares you?
Heights, and my own driving skills. They are terrifying.
Who makes you laugh the most?
My youngest sister. She’s so much funnier than me and always has been.
What is your worst habit?
Collecting water glasses on my bedside table and never bringing them downstairs.
Who or what is the love of your life?
My two French bulldogs, Audrey and Gus. They wear the trousers in our relationship.
What is your favourite word?
Serendipity.
What is your experience of grief?
It feels like a bit of you is missing, and that doesn’t ever really go away. You just have to learn to live with it.
What makes you angry?
My alarm clock going off, or opening the coffee tin and there being no coffee inside.
All-time favourite movie?
No Strings Attached. It’s also Jamie’s favourite film, weirdly.
Favourite TV show as a child?
I loved Gladiators and Robot Wars.
What is your earliest memory?
There was a year in Scotland when I was about six, where it snowed so much we were completely snowed in.
Which public figure do you admire?
The New Zealand prime minister, Jacinda Ardern. What a woman.
What possession would you rescue from a burning building?
I’d definitely put on my slippers as I went out, they’re my favourite item of clothing. Also, my maternity pillow.
What’s been your greatest achievement so far?
Finishing my book, because I found it quite hard going at times. Not just because I had to revisit parts of my life that were difficult, but because I haven’t put that many words on paper for 10 years.
What good will come out of lockdown?
Hopefully, we will really value the time we can spend in the company of our friends and family, and we will give the little things the credit they deserve.
How do you relax?
Either reading or watching reality TV, because I find it engages me enough to keep me entertained but it’s not too heavy to leave me feeling drained.
What’s the worst pain you have experienced?
I’m expecting childbirth to be quite uncomfortable.
What do you think happens when we die?
I think everyone finds peace.
What are your best and worst qualities?
I get quite emotionally invested in things, which can be helpful, but can sometimes be hard on the people around me.
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Most famous person on your phone?
Dilys Price. She’s the oldest female solo skydiver in the world.
Who would you like to apologise to?
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My oven – I blame it for all of my cooking mistakes – and my mum. Knowing now what it takes to go through nine months of pregnancy, I feel bad for anything I’ve ever said to her that wasn’t nice. Sorry, Mum!
- Not The Type: Finding My Place in the Real World by Camilla Thurlow is out Thursday (£16.99, John Blake Publishing).
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