I was brought up very conservatively. My father was positively Victorian - I wasn't even allowed to wear my hair down.

I tried the Atkins diet in the Seventies when pregnant with my son, as I didn't want to pile on the pounds. Now, so long as I'm healthy, I don't care what my scales say.

I am good at down grading - I have found I can live the same lifestyle in a two-bedroom apartment as in a five-bedroom house.

I think I suffer from body dysmorphia - I don't see what other people see.

I was so beautiful but I didn't realise it for years. I saw pictures of myself and even I was stunned.

I believe you need scientific proof that something works before you entrust your health to it.

I used to smoke cigarettes, ten a day, but gave up when I was 28. Now my vice is several cups of coffee a day, which isn't great if you're prone to weak bones as I am, as caffeine can leach calcium.