Jacqueline Wilson: living with a broken heart

Dame Jacqueline Wilson's big treat after a marathon signing session used to be a bowl of chips and a bottle of champagne. But since the bestselling children's author suffered heart failure in May, followed by major heart surgery, these are forbidden pleasures. Her health scare came out of the blue. She did not smoke or drink much and she wasn't overweight. 'It was a big shock; I thought I was immortal,' says Wilson, 62. 'I've always prided myself on being hale and hearty: I kept fit, got up at 6.30 to swim 40 or 50 lengths every morning and ate a healthy diet.' - Times Online