I've never got into debt and I've always been in control of my taxes and VAT, but having four children costs a lot. They are my weakness.

Having money has given me a certain freedom, but being in the public eye has taken away a lot.

I never thought I'd spend all my life with Gary. I suppose I was quite cynical about marriage. But with Jude, I knew right from the beginning: there was an electricity I'd never felt before. It was so easy, we talked for hours. It was a relief, really.

My style is scruffy with a touch of androgyny.

If the kids did want to get into showbiz then so be it, but I would never project anything on to my children.

I was a very defiant child, and my father encouraged that. He wanted me to be as wild and creative as possible and didn't believe in disciplining children.

I was the eldest daughter with these four beautiful younger sisters with ringlets and pretty faces, and I used to dress them up in Victorian clothes and take them out for the day and pretend they were mine.