The people that I care about are the people out there on the street. I can identify with them.

[On the birth of son William:] Thank goodness he hasn't got ears like his father.

Everybody knew about the bulimia in the family. And they all blamed the failure of the marriage on the bulimia and it's taken them time to think differently. I said I was rejected, I didn't think I was good enough for this family, so I took it out on myself. I could have gone to alcohol. I could have been anorexic. I chose to hurt myself instead of hurting all of you.

I remember when I used to sit on hospital beds and hold people s hands, people used to be shocked because they d never seen this before. To me it was quite normal.

As for becoming queen, it was never on the forefront of my mind when I married my husband. It was a long way off, that thought.

I'm a free spirit - unfortunately for some.

As always, a million heartfelt thanks for bringing such joy into this chick's life.