The moment I knew: my grandmother told me I’d know my life partner instantly. She was right

First it was Sean’s voice that resonated with Philip Channells. After an evening together, their connection was transcendent

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n 2005 I was 35 years old and working in dance in London. I was broadening my horizons and it was so exciting for me; I’d grown up in Coffs Harbour, where all I knew as a kid was bananas, football, motorbikes and the surf club.

I was crashing on a friend’s couch and dating casually. I wasn’t looking for love – because who could ever compromise? Certainly not me.