‘She might call me a witch but the kids really love our nanny’

Our not-so yummy-mummy Charlotte Cripps is on maternity leave but she needs a trustworthy nanny to care for her children before returning to work. Will this be her biggest challenge yet?

I’m still on maternity leave – a concept that only really works for a single mum if you borrow money off somebody. Otherwise, I would have been back at work before the baby had even realised who I was. I live on the borders of the rich, on the road next to David Cameron, and the poor, the Grenfell Tower-end of north Kensington, along with Muggles, the Golden Retriever and the children’s Filipino nanny, Rosalee.

Rosalee is constantly connected to her family in the Philippines by way of an earpiece or video link. She definitely loves the kids, which is a huge bonus, and they love her. But why did I choose a Filipino nanny – like the rest of the well-heeled Notting Hill set who are always on the look out for a bargain? Because, unlike European or American nannies, they do all the cleaning on top of the childcare.

I might have a flat that looks like it has been spray-painted with bleach but it’s not all plain sailing. For one, I have been concerned about the amount of TV the kids watch when I am not there.