Statistically, people who have been happily married and then widowed tend to remarry.

I was a quiet teenager, introverted, full of angst.

I took a fortnight off. But I'm not a great believer in breaks. I don't want to be rattling around inside my own head. I did feel I was spiralling into a Kathy Burke character and tried going out, but I prefer it here. Filming keeps me busy. It absorbs me.

Anyway, what makes people look youthful is the quality of their skin and I don't think you can change that.

Glamour really has to do with good lighting, doesn't it?

In England and America people tend to graze all day long, but I think it's such a waste to be constantly picking at food because you then can't enjoy a proper full meal when the time comes.

Tension translates to your guests. They'll have a much better time having chili and baked potatoes than they would if you did roast duck with a wild cherry sauce and then had to lie down and cry for a while.