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 couple needs glue to stay together. Like all marriages, I suspect, if you're busy you don't see it coming until you can't put the toothpaste back in the tube. It's a bit like going broke. It happens slowly and then very quickly.

I never wanted to run a production company. I didn't want to convert my life into running a business.... so I always resisted it and kept things simple.

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'm not going to marry a third time. It is just not necessary.

We mothers of grown-up daughters tend to view them with a mixture of love, exasperation, irritation and awe.

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