Britain's such a twisted, weird little place.

I'd like to retire at 50 but I don't want to sell papers in the middle of London on a Zimmer.

Because society places a value on masculinity, gay men aspire to it. If you go to a gay club and the doorman says, 'You do realise this is a gay club, don't you lads?' you get all excited because you think, 'Wow, he thought I was straight!'

A good rule to remember for life is that when it comes to plastic surgery and sushi, never be attracted by a bargain.

My life could have been so grim really, really grim.

All my interesting stories are from before I was on television. Nothing interesting has happened to me since then. Maybe it's because the most interesting thing in my life is the show and that's on telly.

You don't want money to make you a social freak where you can only hang out with rich people.