I'll always be a fat girl and I am happy with that.

Any people whose lives are about the way they look, whether it's fat or thin, are in a dangerous area.

I have turned away from the thought of writing fiction in the past through what I suppose is, actually, fear. The direct, raw invitation for the reader to come in and explore my imagination is fairly scary for me so I have busied myself with so much else.

The person I have admired the most in comedy terms would be Eric Morecambe, who is my total hero.

I have had the unfortunate experience of having someone write an unauthorised biography of me. Half of it is lies and the other half is badly written. My feeling is that if I'm going to write my life story, I ought to have my life first.

Turning 50 can be difficult, sometimes dangerous, for women. The danger is in that blip that can come from the fact that you become invisible, and if you're not careful and don't embrace that, it can trip you up and you lose confidence.

I am not, I repeat, NOT a lesbian - even though I'd like to be one when I grow up.