I'm the slowest reader in the world, because I perform it all in my head.

Most of the Bond girls have been bimbos. I have never been a bimbo.

My father was in the civil service. I can remember standing in a bus shelter in the pouring rain, and that we were allowed candy floss at the end of the holiday if we had behaved.

I hate everything about airports from getting there to taking off.

Apart from anything else, I find boots are too hot except in wintry weather. At home I usually wear a sweater, shirt and slacks.

Domestic violence can be so easy for people to ignore, as it often happens without any witnesses and it is sometimes easier not to get involved. Yet, by publicly speaking out against domestic violence, together we can challenge attitudes towards violence in the home and show that domestic violence is a crime and not merely unacceptable.

I'm told leather drives men up the wall. I like wearing it because it because it feels nice.