So, stylists. God I love them. Truly. When I used to do TV, they came in many shapes and sizes and it just took the hassle out of trying to put it all together. It let me concentrate on what I was doing, rather than worrying that my dress didn’t fit and the shoes were wrong.

One of my TV jobs was doing a large, glitzy game show. A big deal. The producer took me out after the end of the first series and said ‘Emma, you are doing a great job but I have to be honest. You look like an air stewardess’ (no disrespect to air stewardesses, but their outfits are not suited to a game show!!). I took this on board and he said the magic words ‘Allow me to get you a stylist’. Heaven. Of course I let him, and was more than happy to have guidance. Image is important and, even if not in the public eye, we all want to get it ‘right’ for our shape, size, mood and feeling. Styling is everything, from making Lady Gaga look wild to classic chic.

Like most people, I struggle on this front. I stare aimlessly at my wardrobe and can hear myself say the immortal words of ‘I have nothing to wear’ – something I know drives me mad if my daughter says it, but yet I say it too. And, yes, I think it drives my husband to despair.

It’s not that I have nothing to wear obviously, but sometimes I have no clue how to put it together. I envy people that are able put together that “working wardrobe” I only read about in magazine pages – the jacket that goes from casual to evening, the top that goes with five different things or the dress that morphs from day to night, and so it goes on. Shops can be overwhelming. Magazines too aspirational and unachievable. And some of us just don’t have the knack … Hence, the birth of the stylist.

Angie Smith is the new hot stylist out and about. She’s cool. In every way. Check out her blog and you will see just how cool. She styled all my recent pictures on this website. I met her once and she just ‘got me’ if you know what I mean. She knew what would work, and had all the tricks of the trade. She knew how to add accessories, change the look of a dress, smarten it up or make it casual.

What I loved about her is that, as I got dressed for the shoot, she started chatting to me about my clothes, giving me tips on styles. I was thrilled with the end result and looked at my wardrobe in a whole new light. Suddenly, with a few added ‘bits’, I knew how to make the unflattering dress look completely different – in at the waist, with a belt – it all sort of came together. And not all expensive bits either – she knows all the places, from high street to high designer. Having the right pair of shoes matters too. One pair of the exact right pair of black high heels and, suddenly, lots of things all pulled together.

Of course, telly and photographs aren’t the real world, I wouldn’t, obviously, be wearing what I have on in these pictures on the school run! But her website gives you a whole range of ideas: what new trends are coming in, what’s the latest colour, hottest shapes and designs. And that’s really all you need to get started and have a re-think when you stare at your own wardrobe! Day to day stuff, the basics (she’s just found the most perfect white shirt from Top Shop), so have a peek at her blog and see if it inspires you, too, to think you too can pull it all together from your wardrobe!!