Cathy Kelly: I'm boringly healthy, but I drink too much coffee 

The Shape I'm In: the million-seller's 21st novel hits shelves next month

Wicklow-based bestselling author Cathy Kelly pushed through pandemic-induced anxiety to finish her 21st novel.

Author and mother-of-two Cathy Kelly joined thousands of parents across Ireland in preparing for a return to school last week. Her twin sons (17), who are in fifth year, have returned to the classroom in their native Co Wicklow the morning we chat.

“I think all the teenagers are getting agoraphobic at this stage. It’s weird going back to school,” she says. “I’m going to miss them though. We had so much fun. They were in the room working and they’d putter out and we’d have tea and chats. But it’ll be really good for them to see other people.”