I've got a hat face. My mother always said I've got a hat face

I was trained as an actress. But I wasn't a very convincing actress, so I started doing punk poetry and then fell into doing stand-up.

After graduating from flares and platforms in the early 1970s, I started drama school wearing a pair of khaki dungarees with one of my Dad's Army shirts, accessorised by a cat's basket doubling as a handbag. Very Lady Gaga.

My daughter has always had a strong sense of her own identity. From the day she was born her father and I were in love with and in awe of her and still are.

I prefer highs and lows to an even keel. Moderation is never something I've been good at.

Women are more emotional, and it's natural to talk about it.

My older sister is bossy, my brother is a stirrer and me - well, I am perfect!