Well I've written four beauty books as well.

Every time an article is written about me or any of my contemporaries who's had the fortune and discipline to look good at a certain age, I am struck by the tone of astonishment, and the certainty that something is being done secretively to beat the devil.

I consider you as old as you look and feel. And in that case I feel - I feel I'm about 39, like Jack Benny.

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.

I think health is another exceedingly important thing.

My parents instilled in me that life was going to be very difficult and that I'd have to work for everything.