BIG Brother legend Kate Lawler admits she’d like to see fireworks banned as she reveals she’s fleeing to the countryside for New Year.
The 44-year-old is a proud dog owner who claims her pups are “absolutely terrified” of fireworks.
In an exclusive interview with The Sun, Kate revealed how she’s spending Christmas this year.
She said: “I’m spending Christmas with my mother-in-law, who is from the Czech Republic, and she makes traditional Czech food, so that’s going to be interesting.
“She does do a roast turkey and all the trimmings on Christmas Day, and she makes me a lovely cauliflower cheese, which I really do enjoy, and a mean potato salad, like a proper traditional Czech potato salad, which I love.”
Family is at the heart of Kate’s life and she’s been able to pay homage to her dad’s love of cricket in a fun new project celebrating the game and its culinary links around the world.
Released last month, Taste of Cricket is a celebration of diversity in the game and features a selection of delicious recipes that represent the sport.
Some notable names crop up among its pages including Ainsley Harriott and his Jamaican beef patties, Stephen Fry‘s maple and cinnamon buns and of course, Kate, whose vegetarian lasagne sounds stunning.
Looking forward to her Christmas plans this year, Kate spoke about her love of dogs and ensuring they’re as comfortable as possible amid the festive celebrations.
She said: ” So we’re going to be spending Christmas Day with my mother-in-law, and about 15 dogs, because her partner is a dog walker, so we’re surrounded by about seven dogs, it’s brilliant, I love it.
“On Boxing Day we’re going to do our own Christmas Day, just me and my family, my husband and my daughter.
“We love to go to Hampstead Heath for a dog walk, put our dogs in their Christmas jumpers, and just go on a nice dog walk, walk off all the food that you’ve eaten.
“Then we’re going to go away for New Year’s Eve, because I can’t bear that there’s fireworks on New Year’s Eve, I think it’s totally unnecessary.”
The TV personality previously voiced strong concerns over the impact of fireworks on pets as she continues to lobby for greater restrictions.
Back in October, she recounted instances where her own dogs, Baxter and Shirley, were left visibly distressed, with one even wetting her bed.
Now Kate will leave the city behind to stop a repeat from happening.
She said: “I think they should be banned, and my dogs are absolutely terrified of them, so we’re going to go to a house in the middle of the countryside, where hopefully it’ll be nice and quiet, and we’re going to just do a nice New Year’s Eve indoors, and we’re going to play board games, and have a drink, and that’ll be my New Year’s Eve, it’s quite low-key.”
