As a rule, wearing a bigger pair of jeans looks better than squishing yourself into a pair of jeans that used to fit before you gave up smoking.

I can't stand folk who are all snobby about reality TV.

The only way to go on holiday is with your expectations at ground level. Convince yourself before you go that the weather's going to be dreadful and there will be nylon sheets. You'll then be pleasantly surprised.

Anyone who has dead straight hair wants curls.

I don't do marriage. I think it's incredibly naff. And I don't like vulgar displays of ostentation.

Well, I really don't like heights. I don't get on the top deck of a double-decker because that's a bit high for me. I always feel that I'm going to hurl myself off, so heights are a problem.

I think my siblings sometimes have to defend me within their social circles - they are both barristers.