Becoming a public figure gave me a platform to help people.

I prefer cash but so many places only take cards these days, it forces you down a line and I don't like that.

When I get angry, I start thinking about the people involved and they don't deserve my time.

When I bought out my first autobiography I received the biggest tax bill of my life.

I received a wonderful email after I spoke at a school from a girl who'd lived in a war zone and endured horrors no human being should suffer, let alone a child. This young lady was fortunate to be bought to Britain and seemed to adjust well, but suddenly found herself falling off the rails and sliding into hell when I chatted to her. In her letter, she told me the difference that I'd made. She's now 20 years old and a fashion designer employing staff and she puts her work ethic down purely to talking to me. It's my most treasured letter.

Everyone in my family was a very serious worker, always with a determination to provide for each other.

If I'm out shopping and someone talks to me, I get startled, as I'm not a natural celebrity.