I just like to take my time, have a cup of tea and read the paper. I don't like starting the day in a panic.

I'm with people all the time so I often go away on my own.

When I was 10, I knew there was something different about me. Everyone was football-mad, but I just wanted to watch musicals and see art.

I'm a sucker for turquoise sea, white beaches and palm trees. I've been to the tropics every year since I could afford it. It's the perfect place to unwind. I can chill out, read, do a bit of yoga.

I love contemporary art, although I wouldn't want a pickled shark in my house.

I think school is so important. I was good student. A rebel, but I did well in my studies. I don't close myself to anything. I liked reading and I still love learning. I loved history and German.

Dad was a bus driver, and when he finished work he would repair cars.