When I was about 17, I had a row with my mother and left home for six months, renting a flat and working as a waitress for a while. I learnt you could double your earnings if you gave good, cheerful service. It taught me that in any job you can improve your lot.

I've had a lot of dates, but I don't think there's been anyone that special or important.

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

Every mother and daughter should make time for a trip together. It's good for the soul.

I do have a rule that very few meetings are worth more than ten minutes.

Balance sheets bore me. I suspect if figures had excited me I would have gone into the city and now be a lot wealthier.

I have never, for a single moment, been aware of pressure from anyone in television about how I dress, what my shape is or how I speak. I've always written my own scripts. I've always been the first to point out that I need to be fit. I need to look good.