Inside my heart, there's a 12-year-old girl who has always wanted to be Ginger Rogers.

The bravest thing I've ever done is fly to New York. I'm simply terrified of aeroplanes - I am the woman you see weeping at the airport.

The middle-aged woman is the ground bed of the audience that watches television and yet they are absolutely invisible.

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 have to be careful what I eat before going onstage, to avoid an upset stomach.

I tend to opt for relaxed family holidays when I can.