I break up very well. I am a good breaker-upper.

At 20, you're cocky and you think you can rule the world, and you get it all wrong.

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

I don't mind being cast as some kind of a pantomime baddie, but I am very fair in business. I always have been. I pride myself on being fair.

The biggest shock when I lost it all was the realization that so much of my life had been out of my control. When I started to make the money back, I vowed that it would never happen again. I bought things only when I could afford them. There was no big mortgage, no cars on hire purchase. I remember buying a TR6 sports car for £6,000, and funnily enough it gave me more pleasure than the Porsche ever had.

We have hated the French for years. Now you have just joined the club. It makes you much more likable.

I have always hated celebrities lecturing people on politics. So forgive me. But I am passionate about this country. I am equally passionate about the potential of the people who live here.