When I got married, the Sun ran the headline: "Here comes the bride, all fat and wide." Luckily, it was a few days after the wedding - but it was still hideous to read at a great romantic moment.

No one I know is actually so rude as to tell me I've become duller since having children. But I'm sure they think it.

I'm too nervous to eat before I go onstage, and I'll usually eat out after the performance or when I get home at midnight.

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.

I've never, ever had people being aggressive to me in public or abusing me, and actually quite a lot of men do say to me, 'You're quite good' - though they can't bear to go, 'You're great.'

British ferries have stopped transporting live animals to the Continent. This has made it very difficult for England fans to get to Away matches.

When you get to know someone, you find there's something nasty in their woodshed.