A lot of TV people buy more than one of an item, in case they spot or stain it, but I don't like buying duplicates - it's wasteful.

Doing projects really gives people self-confidence. Nothing is better than taking the pie out of the oven. What it does for you personally, and for your family's idea of you, is something you can't buy.

Franchesca and Sharkey, my French bulldogs, have their own blog. And they are brilliant at it.

I - I try to do as much as I can, wherever I am. So, at the farm, I'm always thinking of some new project, some new thing I can do.

I find that when you have a real interest in life and a curious life, that sleep is not the most important thing.

I believe in a man and a woman being equal. I really believe that we can do anything we set our minds to.

I'm a maniacal perfectionist.