I was born in 1954. My parents were brought up in the war years, and life was hard.

Although I have lived in London, I have never really considered London my home because it was always going to be a stopping-off point for me, and it has been too.

You have to face things, have faith in what you do and go for it. Think, 'What's the worst that could happen?'

The momentum of time is always going forward. You cannot repeat what has been done before. You can't go back.

In the States, the HIV transmission from mother to child is almost completely preventable - the only mothers who really do transmit it are the ones who don't come in for care. If a mother in the United States or in Europe or in the UK comes to care and gets her medicines, she will have an HIV negative baby. Most people don't know that.

You just decide what your values are in life and what you are going to do, and then you feel like you count, and that makes life worth living. It makes my life meaningful.

Most women are dissatisfied with their appearance - it's the stuff that fuels the beauty and fashion industries.