Firstperson: Michelle Doherty

Michelle Doherty: 37, model, TV presenter, DJ, London

Michelle Doherty: 37, model, TV presenter, DJ, London. Picture: David Poole

My parents were strict when I was growing up, but loving. My mother was from Monaghan and her brother was a farmer, so we would spend all our spare time on the farm.

When my mum's sister would come home from Birmingham with her kids, there'd often be four or five of us sharing a bed.

**When it came to leaving home, I had no confidence. My mother used to say: ''Don't get ...