Football is becoming all about money. I would like to be in a lift with Gordon Brown and say, 'Please do something about football.'

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.

I cannot for the life of me understand what the Minister Of Transport does every day. He goes to the office at 9am and leaves at 5pm and the traffic in London is still horrendous.

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

Getting into the habit of switching a timer on will, I promise, save you from any number of kitchen disasters.

The thing I can't resist is a pork pie. That's my idea of a lovely treat.