Dick and Angel Strawbridge almost went into 'panic mode' after chateau forced to close

express.co.uk:

Dick and Angel Strawbridge admitted that they were terrified their business would collapse due to the stress and strain of the pandemic, feeling "sick" and "dizzy" as they struggled to stay afloat.

Yet, in an unearthed interview, the pair confessed that even when their immense 45-bedroom abode was forced to close, they would never seek to escape from the chateau - only to it.Desperate to make ends meet after lockdown restrictions made weddings all but impossible, eliminating a huge chunk of their revenue, the quick-thinking pair decided to plan their own tour instead.They travelled the UK under the touring name Dick And Angel: Dare To Do It, with their children alongside them - and their presence turned out to be the one thing that prevented a nerve-wracked Angel from descending into complete panic."My heart was going so fast and my head was dizzy, and if I hadn’t had [my nine-year-old-son] Arthur leading me...

I thought, 'I can’t fumble in front of the children,'" she exclaimed.Dick chimed in that Angel had become "brave and wonderful" due to little Arthur leading her out onto the stage as their tour debuted."He was protecting her.

It was so humbling," he explained, while Angel added that Dick never got stage fright or butterflies the way she had done.After her initial terror, the pair ended up warming to their roles to such an extent that they stayed at each venue until they got "chucked out".They took "hundreds" of selfies with fans, and - according to Angel - the success of their tour meant that they avoided going into "complete panic mode".Afterwards, they retreated back to their 19th-century chateau in higher spirits with the aim of working from home - but, although their children were on board with calming Angel's.