I cheated at school. I remember on one occasion I wrote some history dates in pen on my leg. So when there was a question like 'What year did that happen?', I'd lift my skirt up and have a look.

My agent, Debbie, saying, 'Don't get involved in advertising.' She gets so many calls a day about me promoting a product, but I am really pleased I have never gone down that route. I don't want somebody else to make a saucepan with my name on it.

I don't get insomnia, but I do get the odd night when I can't unwind.

The chemicals in the dishwashing process tend not to be good for saucepans.

The journey of prayer is nothing more or less than a gradual awakening to the reality of recognizing what is already there.

The real love for somebody comes from getting to know them very well.

In 35 years of being in the media, I've had all this mud flung at me many, many times. It's not the first time. It's nothing unusual. I've been through it all before and the best way to deal with it is not to read them