The Repair Shop sparks memories of performing parents with remarkable restoration
msn.comBBC show. Paula, 67, said: “Steven found the unicycle in my cellar and we were upset about the state it was in. “I worried I’d disrespected my parents by not looking after it – it was a symbol of their life. ”Paula and Steven, who also have a brother called Richard, 68, see the unicycle as a reminder of their unusual upbringing.
They travelled across Britain and Europe while their parents performed. Their mum, a dancer, met their father when both performed in Blackpool aged 17.
Dorothy joined his family act and learned the unicycle, which she rode while cracking ropes and spinning ribbons. Steven, 71, said: “It was hard for Mum, with three young kids, being in theatre in Southampton one night and Glasgow the next. “In the end they settled in Deal, Kent, so we could go to school.
My dad ran an entertainment company and did not want me to go in to the business. He refused to teach me to ride the unicycle. “But my grandad secretly taught me.
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