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.

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.

In our house, some of our favourite recipes just happen to be vegetarian, but I still enjoy meat and I believe very much in meat.

I think Antony Worrall Thompson is dreadful, just repulsive.

If I was a Mayor, I would sort the traffic out and that includes public transport. The traffic jams really get on my nerves.

Food is for eating, and good food is to be enjoyed... I think food is, actually, very beautiful in itself.

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