I spoke to my landlady today and unfortunately her rent at the flat in Victoria has gone up, which in turns means so has what she’s charging me. So I’m afraid I’ve had to raise my rates to reflect the change – a tenner on an hour’s booking and so on.

I have been very lucky in that the rent she charges me has remained the same for the past five years, so I really can’t grumble too much. It’s a shame to have to pass it on to my clients, but a girl’s gotta make a living and this is the only way I make mine.

At least if you’re a pass client, you still pay the same old price. I hope there was nobody out there procrastinating,lol.

Thank God there are some of you out there. I had a booking last night with a gentleman who’s been trying to make a booking with me for three years!! Three years!!

The first time he wrote to me was April 2007, when I went to New York on tour. The second time he wrote to me, a few months later, I was already booked for the time he wanted.

Then lo and behold, last week I hear from the gentleman out of the blue and unbelievably I was free on one of the days he was in London on business. We got a date in quick before something threw a spanner in the works.

A very happy chappy who laughed a lot, which was a bit infectious, you couldn’t help but laugh along with him. Our booking was in one of the Premier Inns in South London and we had a bit of a giggle over one of their notices that was stuck to the bathroom mirror: “Forgotten something” it said, with a picture of soaps, shoe polish, needle and thread…. and condoms.  Now that’s what I call keeping it real. We all have our needs, don’t we?

A good appointment and a good giggle. Here’s hoping it doesn’t take another three years to meet again,lol.