FIRED up!

SIOBHÁN MCSWEENEY on why her craft contest is a real trailglazer

- HANNAH DAVIES

THE GREAT POTTERY THROW DOWN NEW SUNDAY, 7.30PM, C4 REALITY

As C4's The Great Pottery Throw Down returns for a ninth outing, 12 new competitors are all hoping to work wonders with clay. With Amandaland star Siobhán McSweeney on hosting duties again, the 10-part series sees expert judges Keith Brymer Jones and Rich Miller devise more tricky challenges for the potters - starting this week with a soup set and a surprise project involving intricate jars. Here, Siobhán tells us why the new run, filmed again at the beautiful Gladstone Pottery Museum in Stoke-on-Trent, is wheely good fun...

What can we expect as Series 9 gets under way, Siobhán?

It has all the things that you've grown to love over the years - really interesting challenges and a lovely lot of potters. That is what keeps bringing me back.

Can you share any details about the potters we'll be meeting?