WHEN it comes to relationships there are so many learning curves and little tests along the way.

If you survive them it's surely a clear indicator that you've found your soulmate and that the

partnership will most definitely stand the test of time.

For the past year I've been living in a sort of Disney love story bubble with my lovely fiancé and everything about our relationship is just wonderful.

It's almost like I'm existing in a Katy Perry esq style music video, like the one she made for California Girls where everything was made out of cotton candy and sweet treats?

Now, don't get me wrong, it might be all bluebirds and love hearts for me, but I'm sure it's been highly annoying for everyone else around me especially my friends and family.

I'm honestly one stage away from turning into Julie Andrews and singing every word

instead of just speaking like a normal human being.

Nothing, however, quite tests loves young dream like DIY at home as myself and my other half

discovered last week.

Typically, everything in my flat all broke at once which was perfect timing during my month stint at the festival.

My electrics had blown and we discovered that my fuse box is so ancient that it belongs in the People's Palace museum.

Given the total absence of a modern trip switch, we had to deal with fuse wire and an iPhone torch for light while up a large ladder.

I live in an old tenement flat with lovely high ceilings, so high, in fact, that the electric meters and boxes are tucked away above a cupboard in the hall that requires Inspector Gadget arms to get to.

Again, I refer back to the fuse wire and phone torch which should give you some sense of

how frustrating the whole thing was.

Next up was the bathroom sink taps.

The cold tap had decided it wasn't going to carry on and gave up its duties to depart this world for that big sink in the sky leaving us with no alternative but to use a screwdriver to turn the water on and off until we could get to out to purchase two new taps because the hot and cold taps have to match.

Now again I remind you that I live in an old tenement flat that was built in the mid

1800s and we discovered that the plumbing too dated back to the 1800s.

To my horror, we discovered that there is no stop valve in the property and the water can only be turned off outside in the street. Handy that when you live in a top floor flat!

We did however find two small valves in the pipes under the sink which were so badly corroded that we weren't sure if touched or turned would simply disintegrate and flood the entire building in under 45 seconds.

But we were at breaking point brushing our teeth with the aid of a screw driver so we took our chances.

After nearly two hours of trying to wrestle the old taps off while screaming “oh for the lovely of all things holy turn man turn” at the bolts - and saying a small prayer that the new taps purchased actually fit as we forget to check that all taps were universal - we finally had our new sparkly taps on our bathroom sink.

We immediately collapsed on the sofa and opened a bottle of wine and didn't speak for a good

10 minutes as we were both so shattered from the experience.

Yes, I truly believe that the couple who can make it through DIY together stay together.

Or alternatively, you could just call the professionals in and save yourself a whole world of pain but obviously still have the bottle of wine once it's all done.

If I'm ever invited onto Celebrity Mastermind my specialist subject will most definitely be antique electrical meters and fuse wire amps!

I'm delighted to say that I'll be performing my original one woman show Michelle McManus’

Reality: The Musical at the HAHA Hamilton Comedy Festival on Sunday September 25.

It's my second year at the festival and I'm so happy to be returning.

After my sell out run at this year's fringe this is your chance to catch my original show if you missed it first time around.

Tickets can be purchased at www.sllcboxoffice.co.uk