Each generation has a backlash against the generation before.

I thought I was funny as a kid. I used to play tricks on my brothers - I'd tie a two-shilling piece to a bit of cotton, then pull it away as they went to grab it.

I like to read my diary occasionally to remind myself what a miserable, alienated old sod I used to be.

Even when I wasn't overweight I was never one of those girls or women who wanted to look nice. I always thought it wasn't important.

I went on the pill when I was 16, put on four stone... so that proved to be a very effective contraceptive.

I think it's difficult, if you're a quite private person like I am, to write about your life very intimately.

With two small children, I haven't had a wash since 2001 so the chance to go shopping is way down the list. It is something I do intend to get.