| You say MAD, we say RAD!
Kate Peakes chops the hyphen, fiery locks
by Witch Weekly Staff
Last week, Witch Weekly's favorite dame on the pitch, Kate Dagworth-Peakes, shocked the world of professional Quidditch when she took the broom with new robes emblazoned with "Peakes," a drastic new appearance sans her signature red mane, and a new outlook on her career and life with a vow to never let anything stand between her and happiness, again, even at the cost of her own commercial success. We at Witch Weekly are thrilled and gracious to bring you an exclusive interview with Kate about her whirlwind transformation, changes to her career, and of course, her home life with her bouncing baby boy and rocking wizard hubby, Jasper Peakes!
Witch Weekly Staff: Good afternoon, Kate! We must say that it's such a pleasure to be invited to the Peakes Estate.
Kate Peakes: Oh, that's simply ridiculous! I know we're far from modest, but if you throw around words like "estate" my husband will revisit the idea that he can put a moat around my little pitch back here, beyond the gardens.
WWS: A moat?
Kate: Yes, a moat! I'd explain about his obsession with medieval wizard and Muggle practices, but that's for another day! Perhaps a certain rag will make it their cover story, 'Peakes Family: Kate has two toddlers!'
WWS: Well, we'd never read such a thing!
Kate: Of course, you would! Much more ridiculous things have been put in print.
WWS: Then you didn't have your hair burnt off by one of your sister in-law's dragons?
Kate: [laughs] Nor am I anymore a loon than I was previously! Honestly, all that hair can be such a distraction on the pitch. That's not the real reason, though.
WWS: Which happens to be?
Kate: My son! There was not one way I could style or up-do my hair that he couldn't find a way to tug a good handful. Such a pain that was!
WWS: This is such a drastic reaction to hair pulling, though!
Kate: Is it? I don't think it is. It will grow back, and there's plenty of tonics that will make it grow faster. I'm glad I can hold him, now, without being attacked like I'm a bloody toy. [laughs lightly] Shocked the doxy right out of my husband, that day.
WWS: Does that have anything to do with you altering your surname?
Kate: Not in the least! But I can definitely say it was the first of many decisions that led me to dropping my family name. I think he's still in shock, honestly!
WWS: Why do you say? Does he not like the change?
Kate: To the contrary! He loves and supports everything I've done as of late. That's the real story: famous wizard supports his famous wife. Absolutely mad!
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