TWO DOORS Down star Arabella Weir brought her comedy show ‘Does My Mum Loom Big In This?’ to the Corn Exchange in Melrose on Friday.

In her one-woman comedy routine the highly acclaimed writer, actor, comedian and author recounted stories from her dysfunctional childhood and exposed her mother’s cruel, campaign to shame her into losing weight but also poked fun at her own shortcomings as a mother.

Ahead of the show, the San Francisco born former British diplomat’s daughter reminisced with the Border Telegraph of her many happy memories of spending holidays in the Scottish Borders.

She said: “My mother was Alison Walker, the only child of Hugh Walker who was the Head Teacher at St Mary’s School for Boys in Melrose. Her own mother died when she was young and my grandfather married again to Eilidh Fairbairn. My mother went to university where she met my father Michael Weir and they married.

“They separated a few years later and I was brought up by my mother along with my two older brothers and younger sister.

“Although we stayed in London, I spent many happy holidays in Melrose. It’s where my heart lives, in fact I’d like my heart buried in the town.

“My granny who was a wonderful woman and as I’ve said many times the only person who showed me consistent love. I certainly preferred her to my other grandmother from Dunfermline.

“Eilidh’s been dead for 37 years and that would be the last time I visited apart from appearing at the Borders Book Festival so I don’t think I’d know anyone from back then.

“I don’t think she would have approved of the show though as there is a few expletives. I can picture her saying ‘I can’t believe you said bloody.’ I think she would have been proud of what I have dome with my life though and would love my children.

“My mother would have loved the show as she always liked to be the centre of attention. She had a good sense of humour and knew that she was a terrible mother.”