Jacinta Tynan

Mum in Profile Jacinta Tynan C4K: You have a very busy life juggling parenthood and work as a journalist, author and TV presenter with odd working hours. What's your daily schedule and how do you manage it? JT: At the moment I am on maternity leave with my four week old baby boy, Otis, so my days are a heady whirlwind of feeding, cuddling and entertaining two little ones, as well as

I used to think something was seriously amiss when watching reruns of I Love Lucy and seeing Lucille and her husband, Ricky, retire to their pastel-hued single beds at night, discuss the children briefly, then roll over and go to sleep. They seemed to get on a treat – but surely this chaste arrangement had them headed for divorce?

You would think someone who has worked all her adult life, filed two decades of tax returns, bought a unit and traded several cars would be quite capable of looking after her own financial affairs...