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

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.

My accountant regularly asks to take me to lunch. I always say I can't afford it.

Believe me, I've done my time travelling the world in cramped conditions and carrying my own luggage. Now my leisure is summers in the south of France or the Hamptons, walking in Connemara, and year-round shopping in Manhattan and Paris.

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.

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