I loved doing 'Countdown.' I now consider that I was very, very lucky - not just because it was such a wonderful show to do, but because it lasted for so long.

My first marriage was totally unsuitable and shouldn't have happened. It was a whirlwind, rebound thing. I was 23 or 24 - a baby.

I drive a tiny Toyota iQ. I'm quite frugal and often cut my own hair.

Most people have the wrong idea about me because I've been very private.

My father was having an affair with a 16-year-old when Mum was pregnant with me. She found out when I was three weeks old and left, not surprisingly.

If you're from a poor background, you have to work even harder. But that's what makes you who you are.

I would never say never to marrying again but for the time being I'm having a great time.