We were the only black family in an estate with 1,000 white families. Liverpool being quite racist in the Sixties, it was a bit grim growing up.

It's evolve or die, really, you have to evolve, you have to move on otherwise it just becomes stagnant.

I've been very lucky, this is my 30th year on TV.

The inventory process and stepping back in your life can sometimes be a very dark process. But it also can be extremely funny and surprising.

Coming from having absolutely nothing to having a few grand in the bank, it was a big culture leap. I think that's why I went off the rails a bit really, 'cause there was no training for it. They didn't do fame in schools.

For me, everything has always been an accident.

I've got wealth and fame but I haven't changed my roots.