You know it's time for a New Year's resolution to lose weight when you step on a talking scale and it says, "One at a time, please.

I've seen a lot of women give up after they've had three or four bad gigs in a row. It's very difficult to learn not to take nasty heckles personally.

If I am totally honest, I would have to say that ''Allo 'Allo!' was not my cup of tea, even though lots of people loved it. For that reason, I find comedy fascinating. There is a huge difference between what people find funny.

I like men. They are hugely entertaining, but they have a lot of shortcomings and you just have to bear those in mind.

You don't really see ugly people that are old, or a bit grotty and smelly, in the media. If a Martian came down, they would think we were all tall, thin, attractive and wealthy.

I'm not a flag waver for obesity. It's not healthy, and you have a crap life because there is such a downer on it.

My father was an engineer and my mother was a social worker, and they met as young socialists. That probably tells you everything you need to know about my attitude to money - I've never really been bothered about it.