There are four bridesmaids for your friends wedding and your have been given the honour of acting as chief bridesmaid.

Hen Party time and the problem of afternoon activity arises. You were going to suggest a cooking class, but on reflection decided that piling on the calories so close to the wedding would have dire consequences for the final dress fitting. We could go on a wine taster but not one of the girls I know ever spat out a drop of wine in their lives so the likelihood is that everyone would be footless by 6.00pm.

An assault course was suggested but ruled out as the bride could get injured and no one would have the stomach to push her up the aisle in a wheelchair.

Paint balling was another one ruled out as she would be an easy target and could get odd if she was plastered in paint.

So what do you do for a bride to be with the female body of “the Michelin Man?”

Of course, you’d get lessons in Bellydancing.