The big thing that Moneypenny changed was the amount of charity work that I was able to be involved with.

If I pop off and do something drastic, everyone's going to realise because they know I'm 50. Anyway, middle-aged women are sensational.

I've been married to the same man - even after the separation - longer than most people in this business. I'm sick to death of people mentioning it.

Something like 'Sex And The City' was insulting - women all clawing on to their youth when there's such ripe territory in honestly exploring women's lives as they get older.

My nickname is Bondy. But not because of the Bond films - it was my surname a long time before I did those.

The big thing that Moneypenny changed was the amount of charity work that I was able to be involved with.

Sometimes I'll work through the crossword sections of three separate papers.