So-called designer bags are useless, and most are also ugly, faddish and overpriced. Pared down and sleek is always best.

I've made no secret of the fact that I often wear wigs and have in fact launched my own Dynasty range, named after various characters. I find this saves a ton of time - as well as my own hair.

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

I say, 'Use it or lose it.' I have my own fitness regime, which is centred around stretching, free-weights and fast walking. I also have a trainer half of the year, as I spend my summers in the south of France where I swim a lot.

Yes, I remember the bombings. Yes, I remember, because - yes, I remember being in air raid shelters. Even though I was evacuated because I was very young, I remember being in air raid shelters and the tremendous feeling of compatibility with everybody.

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

I was thinking, who of the English actresses in the last 30 or 40 years have achieved as much as I have?