Warm, charismatic and considered, her answers are as precise as her prose, and as wide-ranging taking in everything from Brexit – “If it actually happens the UK will collapse. Meeting her in person it’s easy to see why. At the end the rapt audience gave Gay a standing ovation.
A packed event earlier this week in London’s Southbank Centre managed to be both electric in its anticipation and intensely personal in delivery. Such clear-eyed honesty has won her fans from all ages and backgrounds.
