I don't want to grow old gracefully. I want to put up a bit of a fight.

Little did I know that there's nothing more competitive in the world than a professional ballroom dancer. They are as competitive as Olympic athletes.

No one - apart from my agent, perhaps - should leave one of my shows in tears.

That Mick Jagger, I feel sorry for him. After all these years he still can't get no satisfaction.

People think I rush around all day long like a raving lunatic. I'm much more relaxed than that.

It's important for a dancer to wear very tight underpants. I used to feel a bit exposed if I wasn't being held up in the right place.

Some people hate the sight of me as soon as they see me on television. They loathe the look of me, and I accept that from the days of variety. I would walk on and some people would open a newspaper and think, 'He's first on, so he can't be any good.' I accept that.