I'm not, sexy, am I? God knows, I've tried

I did smoke a joint once but I did not enjoy it.

The nicest thing about coming of age is that I can do whatever I like.

I had to do the book because there was an unauthorised biography which didn't tell it like it was.

I love Simon Cowell, he's a dear friend.

Well it has been very exciting and very changing as well. Celebrating the 40th year and having the album out and the Channel 4 documentary and I resigned from Blind Date.

When I was fifteen, I remember my mum taking me to the posh clothes shop on London Road to get my first grown-up coat. It was royal-blue and very adult, and I thought, Gosh, this is great! But when my mum said to the assistant, "What's the lowest price you'll take for this?" I nearly died of shame, and wanted to run away.