My sister Frances has a learning disability and, when I was younger, I was a member of a group called SIBS. SIBS was set up by Mencap to help people who had brothers and sisters with a learning disability and my mum and dad were very keen that I go. It was kind of helpful, but I never really felt that having a sister with a learning disability was a problem. My parents were obviously very worried that I was being affected by my situation, but I wasn’t. I was fine. I was always fine with it really.

Music has definitely helped create a bond between myself and Frances. She listens to the chart show religiously. Every week she writes down who she thinks is going to be number 1 and the entire family have to join in the game and make a prediction too. ‘Family’ covers a list of about 30 people. Everyone from me, my mum, my dad, to the dog and the goldfish!

Frances can spot a hit a mile off. She likes anything with a massive chorus, so whether it’s ABBA, The Spice Girls or Show Me the Way to Amarillo, she’ll say, “This is great!” The number of CD's she has got through in her lifetime is just unbelievable. She’s so careless with them. I'm always saying, “Look after the CD! Put it back in it's case!” And she'll say, “Yeah, yeah”, and then I'll find it strewn on the ground, scratched to pieces and I'll have to try and get her another one. That’s one lesson I can't teach her.

I get a real kick out of djing with Francis at events like the Learning Disability Today conference, which we try and get to every year. It’s great to see people with learning disabilities having a great time and talking to them. It’s something that Frances really looks forward to and when she’s there she takes it incredibly seriously. For her it’s a proper job and quite often what happens is that, while she’s putting the records on, lots of people are queuing to get my autograph. I end up just standing there signing, while Frances puts on the CD's. She just gets on with it.

Frances was my bridesmaid when Steve and I got married. We walked up the aisle, got to the laws, but instead of going to sit back in her chair, Frances didn’t budge. She stood right by our side, between us and the vicar, for the whole ceremony! It was brilliant. It was exactly where she should be.