Mariella Frostrup
Mariella Frostrup
Mariella Frostrupis a UK-based journalist and television presenter, well known on British TV and radio, mainly for arts programmes. Her 'gravelly' voice was once voted the sexiest female voice on TV, and research found that Frostrup's voice was one of three voicesbest suited to contribute to a Post Office Telecoms study resulting in a "perfect female voice". Her voice is often used on TV commercials as well...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth12 November 1962
cities style hours
In the city, I wake bolt upright in the small hours, convinced that intruders are marauding through our apartment despite Swiss bank-style security arrangements.
kids trials degrees
Having lived a full and stimulating life before I had my kids, I've relished every minute I've had to spend with them and felt a degree of confidence in dealing with their trials and tribulations to date.
despair disadvantages tots
It's so much easier to count our disadvantages than tot up the mitigating circumstances that generally outweigh the despair.
forever doers suits
As a species, we tend to be doers, forever shaping and reshaping the world to better suit our purposes.
responsibility play volunteer
When the going gets tough, the prospect of delegating half your responsibilities to a willing volunteer, either to play a supporting role or take over the breadwinning, certainly holds allure.
together patterns causes
Every friendship goes through ups and downs. Dysfunctional patterns set in; external situations cause internal friction; you grow apart and then bounce back together.
mistake frustration choices
Life is rife with frustrations, jealousies and, on occasion, an overwhelming sense of its injustices, but it's a big mistake to let such negative sentiments rule our lives and dictate choices.
self elephants doubt
Only those with skin as thick as elephant hide can hope to sail through their teens unscathed by self-doubt and bouts of depression.
sight agony together
Placing 'amicable' and 'separation' together creates an oxymoron - we don't usually decide to end a partnership until the very sight of our soon-to-be ex fills us with disgust, misery, agony or a combination of all three.
sort
When a father of a daughter dies, you elevate them. And you sort of deify them.
equal lover responsibility simply
What an unappealing responsibility that is to lumber any prospective lover with: the need to be a saviour, not simply an equal partner.
inhabit succumb taught tend
We inhabit a world where we're taught that we can have what we desire, and tend to act on it - the least we can do is admit to it when we succumb to our instincts.
endure muddle naturally programmed
We're naturally programmed to endure a muddle of emotions as we leave childhood behind.
fail knowledge learned lives positive private proved
Translating any insights I have for strangers' lives into positive action in my own has proved a challenge. While I've learned a lot about what everyone else is thinking, I fail miserably to use such knowledge in my private relationships.