The moment my doctor told me, I went silent. My mum and dad were with me, then we all went to pieces. I was saying, No, I've got my flight to Sydney in two hours. I'm getting on a plane.

Having had cancer, one important thing to know is you're still the same person at the end. You're stripped down to near zero. But most people come out the other end feeling more like themselves than ever before.

Gay icons usually have some tragedy in their lives, but I've only had tragic haircuts and outfits.

My current motto is to go for it, whatever it is that inspires you.

I get the lyrics of a tune and interpret them my way.

When you work in TV, it's such a group effort, it's not about you.

My life has always been geared towards my career. If my life is complete in other ways then I don't mind being a 65-year-old spinster. But I don't discount love when I'm talking about not getting married. I could... it's just something I haven't wanted to do yet.