I was perceiving myself as good as a man or equal to a man and as powerful and I wanted to look ambiguous because I thought that was a very interesting statement to make through the media. And it certainly did cause quite a few ripples and interest and shock waves.

I want to be true to who I am.

Motherhood was the great equaliser for me; I started to identify with everybody.

When women get together as a group, it is immensely powerful.

I'm not particularly attention-seeking.

It's harder to get out of bed when you've failed.

Just having medicine isn't equivalent to medical care. You need the health systems, you need to create the social framework so that people feel safe.