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.

Hopefully people will be inspired to cook. It's my mission to persuade people not to be afraid of cooking.

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

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

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

I do believe you can be attracted by somebody at first sight. We have all done it.

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.