I've been going to Bamburgh for holidays since I was a child.

Walking is my main method of relaxation. I don't go over my lines or try to solve the world's problems, I just enjoy the scenery and the wildlife.

My mum Mary was always a bright, confident and fiercely independent lady.

The more telly you do, the more it feels like a factory.

I'm fascinated by politicians, because I suspect the huge majority of them go into it full of ideas and for the best possible reasons but end up being hijacked.

From the time you are a tiny baby, a parent's love is usually unconditional. Whatever you do, your parents think you are the tops, but when their memory goes, you stop recouping the love you've put in.

I'm not interested in more money for the sake of it.