Richard Fidler

That's a smooth move.

And were you cautious around that side of his, what sort of relationship he might be wanting from you?

So after that breakfast, when did you next hear from him?

Did you decide at that moment that that's where you would head after this trip across the Pacific?

So where did you next meet up with Nureyev?

Where did you see each other physically again?

It's a long way from the Caribbean.

What happened when you arrived there?

Did you see him dance or what was happening?

And were they going to continue as part of your key roles, undressing him and making him tea?

What an extraordinary position side stage for you.

How old was Nureyev at this point?

And he was still dancing?

He was famous for being such an intense, passionate performer on stage.

Were you nervous around him at all, frightened of him, at least in those early days and weeks of getting to know one another?

You'd grown up surfing and playing rugby very far away from dance.

So how did ballet compare to the kind of athleticism you were more familiar with?

One of your roles was to massage Nureyev.

What were his muscles like at that age after those years of dance?

Did he talk much about his childhood or growing up in the Soviet Union?