Being Christian towards poor people means trying to improve their lives and give them back some self-respect.

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

I used to get a lot of people saying 'Oh, you are such a lucky granny.' But the fact of the matter is you can be a grandma at 35 these days.

Television provokes strong opinions, and sometimes we try a bit too hard to appeal to everyone.

I have such admiration for single mothers. I simply don't comprehend how you'd cope with that intensity, the lack of breaks, ever, on your own.

I've never trained as an actor. I've always thought I'm not a good actor. I've been told I'm not a good actor by a lot of people.

There are lots of people who believe that caricature of me the tabloids created, so they think they don't like me.