INNOCENT’S Hermione Norris usually hits the right notes with her performances.
But the Cold Feet actress reckons taking one scene in the drama further could have proved a ratings disaster.
She has to croon an Adele song to Rose, the daughter of Lee Ingleby’s David, in the series.
“I’m a terrible singer,” said Hermione.
“To be fair, it’s not proper singing. If I had to do proper singing I think ITV would probably lose a lot of viewers.
“It was about the intimacy between those two characters and not the singing itself at that moment. Which is certainly how I played it.
“I would not attempt to sing that Adele song. Singing is not my strength.”
Hermione, back filming the new series of Cold Feet which we’ll see later this year, has visited courtrooms a couple of times.
She says she found them intimidating experiences and says being in David’s position for real must be a nightmare.
“I can’t imagine anything worse than being accused of something that serious if you were innocent.
“It would ruin your life even if you were found not guilty. The prosecution and trial process can take a long time.
“I don’t think I would cope in prison. It would just be really horrendous.
“Especially to be wrongly convicted, or if you made a mistake.”
A collection of old possessions feature in the drama and while Hermione says she’s just had a major de-cluttering clear-out herself, old records have to be kept.
“You can’t throw those away,” she adds.
“Vinyl is really back in now. There is nothing like a proper vinyl record.
“The first record I bought with my pocket money was Wuthering Heights by Kate Bush.
“I listened to it over and over again.”
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