Most of the time we've been living in England and now we've bought an apartment in New York which we absolutely love.

Yes, I love playing cartoony characters. Been known for that.

Doing 20 minutes of stretching, light weights and floor exercises three times a week takes the same amount of time as a long coffee break - and eating a tuna fish salad, sardines on toast or scrambled eggs is surely preferable to a Big Mac or KFC.

The secret of having a personal life is not answering too many questions about it.

I'm older than my sister so I started writing first. I started writing at school. I was always top of my class in composition, essays, English Lit and all of that.

I'm a woman for all seasons. I mix 'n' match, do designer and high street - keep all my good pieces. I design all my evening and cocktail dresses most of the time as I dislike what is out there.

I don't buy into you're on the slag heap when you're 40 or 50 or 60 or 70 or whatever.