There's still this underlying image of women that they should fulfil a certain role. It's no accident that a lot of men who are a bit misogynistic tend to say things like 'get back to the kitchen' or 'why aren't you at home looking after the kids'.

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

I think people tend to believe that women who are successful are probably neglecting their children, possibly a bit hard-nosed and that they don't really support other women very much - that they're men-haters and ball-breakers. I've certainly been on the receiving end of those 'compliments' for most of my career.

Each generation has a backlash against the generation before.

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

Work motivates me. I love what I do and I'm a positive person, I've always liked what I've done as a job - however grim it was.

I think there's a danger that we're moving towards a state where the people we are expected to admire are almost not human anymore, and I don't like that. I prefer it when someone looks like a nice person, and you think, 'I could have a laugh with them in the pub.'