Above all, I feel a quiet pride that for the rest of my days I can look at myself in the mirror and know that once upon a time I was good enough. Good enough to call myself a member of the SAS. Some things don’t have a price tag.

Textbook survival tells you to stay put. Stop. Wait for rescue. Don't take any risks. But there'd been a whole host of survival shows like that and I didn't really want to do that.

In the British Special Air Service, combat fitness is all about running.

Both faith and fear may sail into your harbor, but only allow faith to drop anchor.

I love making healthy lean foods delicious - that's an art!

I learnt another valuable lesson that night: listen to the quiet voice inside. Intuition is the noise of the mind.

The special forces gave me the self-confidence to do some extraordinary things in my life. Climbing Everest then cemented my belief in myself.