Being blonde, for me, means never having to say: 'I'll have the honey-striped half-head of highlights for £200,' to a bored colourist in a Mayfair salon, which is much more satisfying, not to mention cheap.

I don't mind being called snobbish, a pain and a social climber, but being called unkind really hurts.

I want 'The Lady' magazine to be restored to its traditional place in the pantheon of weekly magazines.

I love writing journalism because it's all over in two hours and comes straight off the top of the head. Writing novels is soooooo much harder. It's the hardest thing I've ever done.

When I'm called unkind... that really cuts to the quick. You can say anything else that you like about me.

In Germany, salads are assemblies of ham and mayonnaise, not trendy tossed leaves.

I am a total coffee snob and bore. If anyone makes the mistake of offering me 'a coffee' they tend to regret it - I'm worse than Mariah Carey, and the hot milk rider is completely non-negotiable.