I come from a family of traders; my grandmother and my mother were very good at making money.

I adore clothes - they're my weakest link! My mother was the same, and she taught me always to look polished.

I've always taken risks and bought property well. As journalism wasn't particularly well paid, buying homes and selling them for profit improved my income.

Being rich and miserable has got to be better than poor and unhappy.

My best business decision is always to have been unembarrassed about negotiating a decent deal. Not being coy or shy about money is second nature to me.

The Welsh... I mean, what are they for?

Mirror, mirror on the wall, whos the dumbest of you all?