In the News: Touched

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Jaye Peaches - Female First feature

I remember a time when my job consumed each day and my personal life whizzed by in the background - poor thing, my love life, all neglected and far too busy to entertain. Not entirely true, I had fun, but it wasn’t a consistent thread in my life. I worked in a male dominated company, one where career took priority and you were measured by your future potential – how far could you go? Romance doesn’t establish a foothold when you’re too busy ticking off targets and being submerged in a pool of men doesn’t make them eligible, especially if they’re committed to their own goals.

Jaye Peaches - Rude Magazine feature

Many years ago, my mother rang me. She’d been to the movies and I waited on the end of the telephone for her to give me the customary personal appraisal of the film. I value her opinion and our tastes are similar. She uttered one word, ‘Hands.’

That was it. Regardless if the film went on to win a troop of Oscar statuettes, I would not be seeing that movie.