Like every parent, when you start your family, your life completely changes. And you completely live for someone else. I find that the most extraordinary thing. Your life is handed over to someone else. From that moment on, they come first in every choice you make. It's the most wonderful thing.

I think every teenager is a hero. When we are young we feel so much pain. Go to school is like going to war, people let you down all the time. Sometimes it's very, very difficult to stay strong, but you have to.

Apart from my children, spending time with refugees was the greatest gift... the greatest life lesson I could ever receive.

The fact is I am not having sex. But I feel absolutely ripe for the, what would you say? plucking?

I don't see myself as beautiful, because I can see a lot of flaws. People have really odd opinions. They tell me I'm skinny, as if that's supposed to make me happy.

I've realized that being happy is a choice.

There's something about death that is comforting. The thought that you could die tomorrow frees you to appreciate your life now.