My mum came from nothing and didn't have many opportunities in her youth, and she blames a lot of her social inadequacies on that.

The freedom that money gives you makes you... well, I wouldn't say happy, but I'd say it gives you diversity.

I lend people money, but I'd never lend something that would jeopardise a friendship if I didn't get it back.

I like someone with a really good and dark sense of humour.

I'm very affected by what I watch and read.

Anything that's on television as often as someone on 'The X Factor' is what's successful. That doesn't mean that I condone that or think that it's right. To be honest, I'd be the first to say I think it's a shame. But if that's the way it is then that's the way it is.

My favourite authors are Milan Kundera and Jeanette Winterson.