The multi-award-winning actress talks about the moments, people and possessions she treasures the most
Lesley, 63, lives in Sussex. She has a son Alfie, 31, with her ex-husband actor Gary Oldman.
MY WALK-IN WARDROBE
I converted the bedroom next to mine into a dressing room. It’s girlie heaven. I had cupboards made and I’ve furnished it with a lovely table and a huge gilt mirror.
VINYL RECORDS
I still have all my vinyl albums, but the one I always return to is Stevie Wonder’s 1976 Songs in the Key of Life. It reminds me of my youth and that blissful heartache – in hindsight – we’re all addicted to it in our twenties.
HAVING FUN IN MY SIXTIES
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