I was the ‘poster child’ for sin as a teenager - here’s what I said when someone asked me: ‘Is sin more fun?’

Writer Hope Bonarcher was no stranger to sin. She gave her life to Christ and turned things around, but is her life more boring now?

As a part time actress I love meeting new people, discovering new places and making good money for an easy day. Recently, I had the pleasure of working with a friendly gentleman, let’s call him Monty, after his favorite film. Monty was a ladies man of over 60 years old. He asked if I had eligible friends, and stipulated they’d have to be closer to 30, but as a retired teacher surviving on his pension and work as a background actor, he was affable and easy to talk to. 

It was a 12-hour day on locations around Glasgow, but it was anything but boring. Each sharing a fondness for debate, Monty and I ended up on opposing sides of nearly every topic. The space in the waiting area grew wider around us as other actors overheard buzzwords like Jewish, racist, and Trump and ran desperately seeking cover. By the time the topic of sin came about it was just Monty and me.