My father is Jewish, and I look exactly like him My mother is British, but she's of French extraction.

I'm a bit shy, I suppose, and a bit lazy.

When I was at school, I was terrible at algebra and arithmetic, but I was always the best at English and literature. And acting, of course.

I was voted the most beautiful girl in the world in 1958, and courted by every young, available man in Los Angeles, most of whom I didn't go out with, by the way.

I have a lot of male friends that I go the cinema with and movie and shopping. A lot of men friends I know love shopping.

We live in a quick-fix society where we need instant gratification for everything. Too fat? Get lipo-sucked. Stringy hair? Glue on extensions. Wrinkles and lines? Head to the beauty shop for a pot of the latest miracle skin stuff. It's all a beautiful £1 billion con foisted upon insecure women by canny cosmetic conglomerates.

I am a fan of marriage and a fan of being committed to the right person.