I've got an overactive, analytical brain. I get frustrated, impatient, angry with myself. I swear at myself a lot.

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

I think being raised by a single mother put me on the outside, and I would watch my mothers married friends and think, Why does she put him down in public? or, Why is he so rude to her? It seemed to me that there were very few marriages where the couple were genuinely in a supportive, loving partnership.

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

I've been a single parent for a long time. It reminds me of being a waitress. As you walk back to the kitchen, requests come at you from all sides. You're doing the job of two - you have to be highly organised.

War is good for absolutely nothing, because no matter how far and wide apart we may live, we're all the same under the skin. We all want to live, laugh and love.

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