One of the guys that used to run it - for some reason I've no idea why he used to call me the Sea Monster and I was just looking around for a name and thought that'll do. That lasted for a couple of years probably.

On the whole, you can have a private life and be famous. But when milestones happen in your life like having children or getting married, privacy goes out of the window.

An overweight guy went to the doctor who advised him to try a keep fit DVD. But the guy said he couldn't be bothered. “Well” suggested the doctor, “try something that leaves you a little short of breath.” So the buy took up smoking.

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

When I was at school you got an overall general education, on many things, even just basic facts.

I have friends who vote Tory, and I'm appalled, but that's not to say they're not great people in so many other ways.

I've always liked to think I could do anything I wished as well as - if not better than - a man. But I wasn't very good at rally driving.