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

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

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 think Antony Worrall Thompson is dreadful, just repulsive.

I don't actually get recognised. I only have my hair done and make-up put on when I am on TV. The rest of the time, I go out without make-up on, so people don't recognise me.

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

Good kitchen equipment is expensive, but most items last a lifetime and will pay for themselves over and over again