Stacey Dooley is heading to a convent for her latest BBC One documentary and in a first-look clip, shared exclusively by RadioTimes.com, the presenter asks a nun if she made the right decision in joining the religious community.
The series follows Dooley as she spends 10 days living alongside the nuns of a convent in Whitby, learning about the way they live whilst taking a break from her busy work life.
The short clip, which airs tonight as part of Stacey Dooley: Inside the Convent, sees Dooley chat to Sister Grace, who was just 25 years old when she made the “life-changing decision” to join St Hilda’s Priory in Whitby.
“Is it the right decision?” the Strictly Come Dancing winner asks, before Sister Grace responds: “I have wavered, I’ve had doubts. When I was about 50, I thought, ‘Have I done the right thing? Shouldn’t I be married with my own children?’ and I’ve always come through that.”
Sister Grace goes on to talk about the struggles she faced when first joining the convent, telling Dooley: “I think my greatest difficulty was the pain I gave to my parents.
“My parents were absolutely against it and when I did come, there was no way they were going to come and visit me in Whitby.”
She adds that she kept a letter they sent to her, in which they’d written that they would always miss her – especially at teatime.
Stacey Dooley – Inside the Convent airs tonight (7th March) at 10:35pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. Visit our dedicated Documentaries page for all the latest news, interviews and spoilers. If you’re looking for more to watch, check out our TV Guide.
