For a long time, people assumed I was gay, so when I got married the press were all a bit shocked and made a big deal of it - and ditto when I had children. I felt very much under the microscope with paps outside the house taking pictures of me getting the baby out of the car, it was excruciating. I remember getting her out of the car seat and thinking 'oh God I'm going to drop her and they're going to take a picture'. I was so nervous. Those sorts of things are really hard.

I tend to think the world is a bit of a miserable place, so anyone who can add to people's optimistic, cheerful side is doing a good job, which is what I hope I'm doing.

I can honestly say I've never sold any arms to a repressive foreign regime while reassuring everyone at home that the weapons will be used for nice things.

Whatever situation you are in, that is what is normal for you.

I am a hip-hop artist, as you probably know. My hip-hop name is Big Smalls.

When I was a nurse my favourite assignment was the anorexic ward. I sometimes ate as many as seventeen dinners

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.