About me

The daughter of jazz drummer Syd Halliday, Jilly began her career as a professional dancer. Having appeared in West End musicals - and sung in a girl band - she moved into journalism, writing reviews and articles for top London newspapers. From there she dived into the world of television and has been presenting on QVC since 1994.

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Love in Liverpool

Hi everyone, I can't believe that February's done and dusted. We had a great half term with an impromptu visit to Liverpool for a few days.

I've worked in Liverpool a couple of times and, of course, have visited our award-winning call centre but have never had the time to wander around and I do like a good mooch!

We arrived on Valentine's Day and stayed at a lovely hotel right in the city centre. That night we walked down to the Albert Docks where I'd booked an American-style restaurant for dinner, which the kids loved. We had a waterfront table, which was lovely, and the docks were illuminated with a giant projected heart for Valentine's, which made it really special.

Phil Parker is my hero!

Hi there. I hope you are all ok and have not been too disrupted by the snow. I just had to share with you my fantastic product find at QVC.

When it snowed last year I couldn't even get into work, as it suddenly dawned on us that the new house we had bought was on a rather long steep hill and we were stuck in for nearly three days. So when it snowed on Sunday, we went out in the morning looking at all the abandoned cars left stranded on the hill and, as I was working that night, I began to panic.

As the day wore on, and seeing as I wasn't due to be in QVC until late evening, I decided I could get down the hill but I probably couldn't get back up it! So my husband thought he would take his mobile to bed and I'd call him when I got to the bottom of the hill, which would be about 3.30am. What exactly we were going to do at that point I'm not really sure, but off I went.

Happy New Year!

Hi all,

Belated Happy New Year! I think I have been in a bit of a daze since Christmas. I hope you all had a lovely time over the festive period. I know sometimes it's not always an easy time as sometimes we perhaps think a little more about those who are no longer with us but I do hope a good time was had by all.

We had a lovely day at my sister's house. She is the perfect host. We even had a snow machine, which made it feel very festive. On New Year's Eve we went to see the film of the same name, which was all about New Year's Eve in New York and the 'ball drop', which has now made me want to go to New York. Has anyone ever witnessed the ball drop in Time Square? I'd love to know if you have.

Anyway so far so good this year, apart from that I ran into the mother and toddler sign post in the supermarket! The kids thought it was so funny, like something out of a cartoon and were laughing hysterically. The thing was, it was hailing and I'd pulled my hood down, so I obviously couldn't see where I was running and just went splat! I was actually quite stunned, desperately trying to look ok!

I do think January is a very odd month. It's quite easy to get the post-festive blues. I'm sure I probably said the same last year but it is very difficult to get going again. Maybe we should just grab January by the horns, embrace the winter and teat ourselves a few times just to see it through.

Speak soon, Jilly xxxxx

Merry Christmas to everyone!

Hi, it's Jilly here,

Just wanting to wish you all a wonderful Christmas! They were daring me backstage to wear my mistletoe santa hat for the Lyla footwear show as it was my last show before Christmas but as you can see it says 'kiss me' on it and I really didn't dare!

I hope you enjoyed the Lyla Todays Special Value, weren't they fabulous leather boots for under forty pounds!  

Once Christmas is over there are some great things to look forward to too. I'm back on Boxing Day night with Centigrade at midnight and then on the 30th, theres a sumptious Northern Nights duvet set launching as Todays Special Value and I was lucky enough to try it out at home...

Decleor saves the day!

Hi there, well I hope you are now well and truly into the throws of Christmas! I must admit I'm doing rather well this year at getting organised. I did have a little panic when I realised that the children finish earlier this year and are off school the whole week before Christmas! At least now we can enjoy the week knowing that almost everything is done.

My goal now this week is to boost my skincare routine. I do find that at this time of year I have to pay particular attention. I have dry skin anyway and being under the studio lights doesn't help. Add that to the weather and the constant central heating and my skin really begins to dehydrate.

So I have invested in my old faithful Decleor to save the day. I have switched to the dry skin cleanser and the Angelique Night Balm. Then for the day I have opted for the Iris oil and the Experience de L'age to sort out my wrinkles!

Hopefully I'll be as smooth as a baby's bottom by the New Year!

 Catch you before Christmas!

Jilly xx

Holidays, dangerous sports and dancing success!

Well, as I write I'm still waiting for the 'Indian' summer that we have been promised. Hopefully by the time you get to read this it will be 85 degrees! you never know we live in hope.

Actually I shouldn't complain as we had our little fix of sunshine this year in Gran Canaria, which was beautiful. Originally we were going to Tunisia, somewhere that I have always fancied, but after the unrest earlier in the year we switched to Melonares in Gran Canaria.

We stayed at an amazing African-themed resort hotel, almost like one of the themed hotels you would find in Las Vegas and the weather was wonderful.

Since we have got back it's been all systems go with my son starting secondary school. And I thought I was busy before! This is a whole different ball game, talking of which he is now playing rugby, and before you start thinking I'm totally paranoid, this is the boy who managed to break his arm in his own bedroom!

Flower Power and summer holidays

Hi there, I just had to share the success of my hanging baskets with you - and it's all down to Richard Jackson's Flower Power!

I wish I had taken some photos before because the trailing petunias I used were tiny, and it didn't help that I shut one of them in the boot of the car and was half headless by the time I got home!

My husband (who has become gardening mad since we moved house, and is even now mowing stripes into the lawn) has been using flower power religiously over the last few weeks - and the results are nothing short of spectacular!

A holiday a year in the making!

Hi everyone, apologies for the long gap between blogs, time seriously does tend to run away with me and the weeks just seem to fly by. I can't believe we are due another half term soon it's crazy.

Anyway, we eventually got to Florida last month, which was the holiday we were supposed to do last year and then my son broke his arm two weeks before we were due to leave and we had to unfortunately cancel. So, after a year-long wait, we finally  made it.

The kids loved every minute and I fell hook, line and sinker for all that Disney smarm, right down to the automated wake-up service that wished me magical dreams every night.

Fun in snowy Milton Keynes

Happy March everyone!

Hope you are all enjoying the bright days we've been having lately. It's still cold but a brighter sky makes all thr difference.

We had a full-on half term as always and I thought you might maybe like to know about my latest idea for keeping the kids occupied. Snow!

Seeing in the New Year in Dublin (with Jedward!)

Hi everyone,

Well here we are plodding through January, desperately trying to get back into the swing of things, with Christmas becoming a far and distant memory.

I hope you all had a great time over Christmas and I hope the new year brings you good health and lots of fun and laughter. I do think we need a little cheering up in January, it is a bit of a doom and gloom month after all, so I think we should give ourselves permission for a little treat or three.

I had a lovely family Christmas and then after a few days at QVC, went to Dublin for New Year to see Jedward in pantomime (oh yes I did!). We had a fantastic time and I loved Dublin, it's a great city. The kids thought Jedward were amazing and Hubby loved the Guinness so everyone was happy.

Unfortunately the new year started with a few car problems. Firstly someone backed into me in the supermarket car park leaving some lovely scrapes of bright blue paint on the front of my car. Then, earlier this week, on my way home from QVC at 3am, my car broke down! Luckily I was on the phone to Debbie Flint at the time who kept me company for a while whilst I waited for the breakdown service to arrive. I eventually got home at 5am on the back of a tow truck.

What a glamorous life I lead!

Much love,

Jillyxxxx