Being a gossip reporter just isn't a respectable job. It'll chew you up and spit you out.

That's what life is - you follow where your heart leads you - at least I do.

Being a gossip reporter just isn't a respectable job. It'll chew you up and spit you out.

I'm a woman of a certain age who doesn't have kids and never really settled down ... I enjoy kids but not for long periods. I think they're adorable and funny and sweet, and then I have a headache.

The British have been more up for it than the Americans were, particularly with respect to nudity in the show. In Europe there are adverts that show the breasts, so people are less frightened of that aspect of the show. Americans can withstand incredible violence on TV shows - which, as I come from England and Canada, I find difficult to stomach - but they are more puritanical when it comes to nudity on screen.

It's your body, your life. Do what you want to do.

I take care of myself, which includes dieting, exercising and minimising stress. I joke that I've been on a diet since 1974, which is basically true.