I try to live my life as honestly as I can, and the last thing I want is to pretend to be something I'm not. To pretend to myself I am a sex symbol would somehow be dishonest. I'd feel, in my heart, that I were behaving artificially and that's the last thing I want to do.

I tried Botox, but I don't want to be hooked on that stuff.

To keep my back from getting stiff, I have a strict regime every morning of stretching and do yoga once a week and Pilates. 'Strictly Come Dancing' in 2008 was great for my fitness.

I grew up in a very political household. My mum used to shout at the television. At Mrs. Thatcher.

I think it's nice to age gracefully. OK, you lose the youth, a certain stamina and dewy glow, but what you gain on the inside as a human being is wonderful: the wisdom, the acceptance and the peace of mind. It's a fair exchange.

I didn't get attached to Botox. It is costly, and you have to remember to keep doing it.

I am simply not such a slave to my vanity, and I don't want to be, because as you get older you really have to start accepting the inevitable.