By . Kay Burley . As a Sky News anchor, I spend from 6am to 7pm on my feet. At 5ft 5in tall, high heels are essential if I’m to have any screen presence, and while I adore my sexy 6in-heel LK Bennett courts, I’d love a pair which make my working day less of a torture. I’ve always found cushioned soles and round-toed shoes far too fuddy-duddy. But now, designers claim they can make sexy shoes comfortable. I put my best (size six) foot forward to find out . . . Scroll down for video . Riley black rubber heeled shoes (£155, senso at asos.com) These on-trend sandals have blocky, . rubber heels for better grip and weight-distribution. It took me three . minutes to tackle the fiddly laces and the shoes were heavy, but easy to . wear — even if I did look like Russell Crowe in Gladiator.They’re not very feminine, and look  terrible with a dress. If I had to wear them, I’d put them with trousers — or a toga. COMFORT: 8/10 . STYLE: 5/10 . Python print leather with cross strap (£55, gb.geox.com) The . sandal looks dainty and feminine, the heel is thick and stable, . reducing the risk of post-prandial wobbles. Cushioning on the inner sole . is thick and squishy while the cross strap dips away from the ankle — . making your leg look elongated and elegant. A great bonus for the . vertically challenged! The shoes are breathable — so no sweaty feet or . blisters. COMFORT: 8/10                             STYLE: 9/10 . Pink lattice heels (£220, sargossa.com) These lattice shoes are certainly showstoppers, and you’d never guess they boast a hidden padded insole. But . when I wore these to a barbecue, I turned heads for all the wrong . reasons. It wasn’t just that I looked like a TOWIE wannabe, it was that . they made a really loud clomping noise. The . insole was comfortable, the leather lattice cut into my feet and when I . tried to take them off, I discovered the zip had stuck. More like a . form of torture than a fashion item. COMFORT: 1/10 . STYLE: 2/10 . Padded peep toe wedge (£45, hotter.com) Soft . leather uppers and padding make these the most comfortable heels I’ve . ever worn. I felt like I was walking on air. They went on at breakfast . time and, 12 hours later, it was as though I’d been on my feet for just . ten minutes. But — and it’s a . big but — the nasty beige colour and old-fashioned twist at the toe are . hideously grannyish and unflattering. Sorry, but even Miss Marple would . run a mile from these. COMFORT: 10/10 . STYLE: 0/10 . White ankle strap shoes (£192, chiemihara.com) The . thick, column-style heel made these look as if like they’d come . straight from the set of Strictly. But they were really comfy, though I . didn’t love the strap across the ankle, which shortens the leg. A . few of us at Sky News have a book club and we go dancing once a month. Next time, I’m out with them tripping the light fantastic, I’ll be in . these. COMFORT: 10/10                          STYLE: 3/10 .
At 5ft 5in Kay wears heels every day but they leave her in agony .
The newsreader finds padded soles and round-toed shoes 'fuddy duddy'
Will she still look hot to trot in any of these seven comfy alternatives?
By . Kay Burley . As a Sky News anchor, I spend from 6am to 7pm on my feet. At 5ft 5in tall, high heels are essential if I’m to have any screen presence, and while I adore my sexy 6in-heel LK Bennett courts, I’d love a pair which make my working day less of a torture. I’ve always found cushioned soles and round-toed shoes far too fuddy-duddy. But now, designers claim they can make sexy shoes comfortable. I put my best (size six) foot forward to find out . . . Scroll down for video . Riley black rubber heeled shoes (£155, senso at asos.com) These on-trend sandals have blocky, . rubber heels for better grip and weight-distribution. It took me three . minutes to tackle the fiddly laces and the shoes were heavy, but easy to . wear — even if I did look like Russell Crowe in Gladiator.They’re not very feminine, and look  terrible with a dress. If I had to wear them, I’d put them with trousers — or a toga. COMFORT: 8/10 . STYLE: 5/10 . Python print leather with cross strap (£55, gb.geox.com) The . sandal looks dainty and feminine, the heel is thick and stable, . reducing the risk of post-prandial wobbles. Cushioning on the inner sole . is thick and squishy while the cross strap dips away from the ankle — . making your leg look elongated and elegant. A great bonus for the . vertically challenged! The shoes are breathable — so no sweaty feet or . blisters. COMFORT: 8/10                             STYLE: 9/10 . Pink lattice heels (£220, sargossa.com) These lattice shoes are certainly showstoppers, and you’d never guess they boast a hidden padded insole. But . when I wore these to a barbecue, I turned heads for all the wrong . reasons. It wasn’t just that I looked like a TOWIE wannabe, it was that . they made a really loud clomping noise. The . insole was comfortable, the leather lattice cut into my feet and when I . tried to take them off, I discovered the zip had stuck. More like a . form of torture than a fashion item. COMFORT: 1/10 . STYLE: 2/10 . Padded peep toe wedge (£45, hotter.com) Soft . leather uppers and padding make these the most comfortable heels I’ve . ever worn. I felt like I was walking on air. They went on at breakfast . time and, 12 hours later, it was as though I’d been on my feet for just . ten minutes. But — and it’s a . big but — the nasty beige colour and old-fashioned twist at the toe are . hideously grannyish and unflattering. Sorry, but even Miss Marple would . run a mile from these. COMFORT: 10/10 . STYLE: 0/10 . White ankle strap shoes (£192, chiemihara.com) The . thick, column-style heel made these look as if like they’d come . straight from the set of Strictly. But they were really comfy, though I . didn’t love the strap across the ankle, which shortens the leg. A . few of us at Sky News have a book club and we go dancing once a month. Next time, I’m out with them tripping the light fantastic, I’ll be in . these. COMFORT: 10/10                          STYLE: 3/10 .
from 6am to 7pm on my feet. At 5ft 5in tall, high cushioned soles and round-toed shoes far too and padding make these the most comfortable heels from the set of Strictly. But they were really