Being 'Johnny' was almost like an out of body experience. I thought he was just a character that I'd created and could quite easily step away from, but it was much more difficult than that.

It is easy for me to love myself, but for ladies to do it is another question altogether.

I've got little ankles and a bit of a belly, so it makes me look rather an egg on legs.

I hate flying, airports and the whole rigmarole - queuing up, security and lost luggage.

I've always said that with kids' TV that people get stuck in it from drama school but that's not fair because I know myself that when you go in creatively, kids are so much more open to ideas. You're so much freer to mess about and try things.

Health-wise, I couldn't have said what my life expectancy would've been if I'd just carried on doing solid blocks of stand-up.

I've always been looking for other people's approval.