Overview
- McDonald confirmed she sold Cleevethorpe House, her £1 million, five-bedroom Wakefield home of about 20 years, saying it held too much history.
- She has bought a smaller place nearby and a seaside bolt-hole, describing the shift as bringing peace and a fresh start.
- Sorting the move meant discarding large volumes of belongings, which she summed up as “seven skips later.”
- Close friend and fellow performer Sue Ravey moved in after Eddie Rothe’s death, and the pair now split time together, including plans to be on the coast in January.
- Her six-part series Pole to Pole premieres on Channel 5 tonight at 9pm, following travels from the Antarctic to the Arctic, alongside 2026 tour plans including the London Palladium and Mighty Hoopla.