I'm about to turn 50 and just released my first single - God puts no age limit on creativity

Cherry de Winter decided that aproaching the big 5-0 was the right time for her to launch her music career, here she explains why.

Have you ever faced a birthday with a zero at the end, and thought: ”I’m not ready for this?!” I felt it when I turned 30 and was involuntarily single. I felt it even more acutely when it looked like I would turn 40 involuntarily childless. As it happened, I was very fortunate to be just 11 weeks pregnant at my 40th birthday party, and subtly batting away alcoholic drinks bought for me by unsuspecting friends. My next big birthday is this October, when I’m going to be 50. 

50! It sounds so old. But am I ready for it? Yes and no.This March I am very excited to be releasing my first song. You know, properly, to the world, on Spotify and Apple Music and with a video and everything! I’ve been writing lyrics and music andrecording vocals and drum beats, finding outfits and cajoling my husband to film the video on my iPhone.