My own saying is: 'Create the hype, but don't ever believe it.'

I'm a great believer in getting checked out because if you know you're OK, you actually feel better; your mind plays a big part of it.

Normally if I go to one of these things I'm in and out in five minutes, but at Pride of Britain I stay to the end. It's a fantastic show. But it's incredibly hard on the night when you meet all the kids and hear their stories. They do get to you.

What luxury would I take to a desert island? A mirror. It's true. I'd miss me.

I got good advice once. Someone said to me: 'Live in your money rather than look at it.

I can't stand stage mothers. It doesn't work. You definitely feel that with the new generation of pop stars right now they've all managed to work it out for themselves. You have to have confidence in that. When you're young, you know your market better than I will. I love having young people on the show because I can learn from them.

If I had to say who is the number-one most powerful figure is in reality TV, it's very easy. It is the general public. They're the only people who have power now.