Nursery World - Pardon me

How bare do you dare? Rachel Goodchild looks at what a nanny may see in the family Being the professional nanny she is, Sarah, who has worked with some of Hollywood's favourite celebrity parents, will not name names. But she will relate an incident that caused her a great deal of embarrassment.'I was working for an actor who was in town for a premiere. His co-star was staying on the floor above. Both actors had their families with them, and their girls were great friends. A call came down requesting that I take the daughter to play upstairs. So I did.'

Being the professional nanny she is, Sarah, who has worked with some of Hollywood's favourite celebrity parents, will not name names. But she will relate an incident that caused her a great deal of embarrassment.'I was working for an actor who was in town for a premiere. His co-star was staying on the floor above. Both actors had their families with them, and their girls were great friends. A call came down requesting that I take the daughter to play upstairs. So I did.'

Sarah knocked on the door. It opened, and there was the actor dressed only in a pair of underpants. 'I didn't know where to look!' says Sarah. But the actor appeared at ease, and kept Sarah chatting for some time. 'It was such a shame, because I would have loved to talk to him at any other occasion. I just couldn't get over the fact I was talking to him in his underwear! It wasn't so much the person, but the fact he was underdressed. I would have felt embarrassed whoever it was.'

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