Stepping out under the spotlight, my stomach filled with a huge excitement.
Turning to my side, I gazed at the glamorous superstar in front of me.
And that superstar was my mum, Sam, then 30.
At just 11, I was used to seeing my mum dressed to the nines, wrapped up in celebrity life and Hollywood.
But anywhere Mum went, my brother Denny, then two, and I got to go, too.
This time around, we were joining her on the red carpet for the premiere of Herbie Fully Loaded, starring mum’s boyfriend at the time, Michael Keaton.
It was a magical experience, and something children my age would dream to do, so standing there next to my mum, I knew we all very lucky.
As cameras flashed, my mum’s beauty…
