Everything has to be organised for kids in London - you can't just walk three roads to see a friend.

How you look has become ridiculously disproportionate to what you do. Critics are more harsh on female presenters.

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

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.

Everything has to be organised for kids in London - you can't just walk three roads to see a friend.

All I wanted to do was put together one of the best home maths systems in the world, and that's what we've done. I've loved numbers since I was two or three, and I get really excited about them. Now, I'm allowing myself to get excited about things. If you're doing it for a TV network or any major corporation, you have to put a lid on it a little.

Change is one of my favourite words.