Without my Johnson trademark mop of yellow hair, I think I would be nothing.

There was a time when no difficult subjects were ever aired in the 'Lady', and sadly, life isn't like that.

If you tell the truth you get into trouble, and that's why politicians are extremely dull.

I think everyone can recognize the one-upmanship and the competition that go on wherever you are, especially among groups where the women don't have to hold down office jobs and instead get in a total snit about who won the longest carrot contest or took first prize for summer chutney in the August fete.

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.

I went freelance in 1996 and my children are now teenagers and it seemed right.

If there's anything worse than being 16, it's having parents visibly reliving their own teenage years in your anguished presence.