He once asked his sister if Rob had been abusive, in which she was honest. The pair decided to have a code word to signify if she needed help, but she admitted she never used it. Suzie Fletcher is the warm and friendly face on TV's The Repair Shop that viewers look forward to watching every week as the resident leather expert - a craft she has honed over four decades and was born out of her love of horses. But while she tends to be the one repairing and offering a gentle kindness to others, Suzie has also been in a process of change, reflection, and healing. Suzie Fletcher is the warm and friendly face on TV’s The Repair Shop that viewers look forward to watching every week as the resident leather expert – a craft she has honed over four decades and was born out of her love of horses. But while she tends to be the one repairing and offering a gentle kindness to others, Suzie has also been in a process of change, reflection, and healing. She now says she has no intention of ever being in a relationship and she now questions what she finds attractive in a man - kindness and consideration. They had no idea he was actually ill, but almost a year to the day Rob was in the final stages of dying from pancreatic cancer.

I've worked out how to have you killed,' he said in a slow and sadistic way. 'And I will get away with it.' He then went on to explain how. I won't go into the details but I knew he was serious," she added. Gowlett commented: "There is so much more to Suzie and her story than meets the eye, and it is a great privilege to be working with her on this book. I can’t wait for Suzie to get out there and connect with people – she has so much wisdom to offer, and I know readers at all stages of life will find something in her experiences."

Suzie Fletcher's career