The Charlotte Church Show

Most busy mums are doing well if they manage to make it out of the house occasionally in an outfit that's not covered in drool and sick. But, not for the first time, Charlotte Church is proving that she's not the same as most.

She's sitting in a fashionable London hotel, looking fabulous, with a phalanx of journalists eating out of her hand and the 22-year-old seems as relaxed and unflustered as if she were at home in her beloved Cardiff with her partner Gavin Henson and daughter Ruby.

Do you choose which guests to have on?

I'm quite influential in that. I'm not too picky, like. I'm pretty much willing to talk to most people, but if don't find them interesting, or I don't think they've got anything that I want to hear about, then I don't want them on. So we have a massive list of the people who are going to be in the UK during the series, and I just go "Yes, no, no, yes, great, oh can we try and get that person on." But I am quite picky with my singers. I just want decent singers to be able to sing with.

Who would be your ideal guests on the show?

I always say Lee Evans, he's brilliant. I wouldn't want to interview him, though. I'd just get tongue-tied. I think he's unbelievable. I'd like him just to do his stand-up set. I'd be happy just to watch that on my show. Preferably for the whole show. I'd also love to have Beyonce on, and Gordon Ramsay - he's so cool.

Who have been your favourites in the past?

I love Davina McCall. I love her, she's brilliant. She's honest and she's warm and she's lovely, and she knows just what works and just what's entertaining. Paul O'Grady I just love as well - he's a ridiculously funny man.

And musical guests?

Jamelia was lovely, Nelly Furtado was great, I really liked her, and I love her music as well.

And what about Amy Winehouse?

Yeah, that was an experience is all I can say. She was just wild.

You've been involved in Lady to Ladette, training a group of posh girls to go out in Cardiff. What ingredients does a typical Cardiff night out involve?

It's genius. These poor girls, we put them through the mill. What are the ingredients? Well, I don't like to advocate binge drinking, obviously! But it happens - those girls in Cardiff can drink. Me, mainly. A lot of alcohol, an outfit which looks really good at the start of the night, and will be in tatters at the end. A hell of a lot of dancing, with hair like you've just come out of the rain, because you're so sweaty. Followed by a big-ass meal, whether it's a steak, a doner kebab, or just some cheese and chips with garlic mayonnaise. Oh yeah, we know how to do it down in Cardiff.

How did the posh girls cope?

Wow, they were really posh. I don't think I was ready for just how posh they were. The researchers really outdid themselves finding these girls. They were brilliant - they were really prime meat. But they absolutely loved it. Loved their night out. It was an absolute scream. You can see from the show that some of them did really well.

Have you found someone that can drink you under the table?

No, I've never found that. I probably never will. Maybe Gavin, but that's it.

You did have a bit of a reputation as a Ladette yourself, didn't you?

I don't think I was ever that bad. I used to go out once a week, as most people do. But the press kept reissuing old photos and stuff. So it looked like I was always out, going nuts, and I wasn't. Don't get me wrong, when I went out, I would get absolutely steaming, and I still do. But when you grow up, you tend to get a bit better control of yourself. That hasn't happened to me yet! But I was never that bad. I was working loads, I didn't have the time. And I'm dreadful on a hangover, I can't do anything at all. I just have to go to bed and eat shit.

How are you enjoying being a mum?

I love it. I've got a ridiculously well-behaved baby, which really helps. She's so good. She's always slept through the night, from eight weeks. She's made it an absolute doddle. It all came completely naturally to me. It's been really great. In terms of work, I left it until I felt comfortable. I feel comfortable now, getting back into work, I feel ready. Ruby still comes everywhere with me. She's here in London with me today. And either Gavin's mum will come with me, or sometimes my mum will come up, so we've got a brilliant family support network that makes it really easy for me.