Nice to see you, to see you nice

On stage, I think I'm 35. Working takes over my whole body and I become a younger man - that's why I won't stop.

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

It may be an old cliche, but I think true love will last; it has no end. But finding the right person is a very difficult thing.

There are enough tears in any child's life; we certainly don't need to add to them in the name of entertainment.

I met my darling wife Wilnelia in 1980 when we were on the judging panel for the Miss World contest at the Royal Albert Hall. With two ex-wives and five daughters, I thought I wouldn't be involved with anyone for a long time - if ever. Winnie was so gorgeous, my jaw dropped - and it's a big jaw to drop.

It's sad when you see most of your friends in the business gone, like Tommy Cooper, Frankie Howard, Eric Morecambe, Roy Castle, Les Dawson. They were very dear to me. You no longer have the chance to bump into them at a celebrity do.