Like my mum, I sometimes buy things I shouldn't and fill my house with rubbish.

When I first started out, I got criticism for the way I looked. I think, now, it's a good thing because, why would you want to look like everyone else?

In real life, I'm not super-posh but if that's the stereotype, I really don't care. It could be worse.

I really love being in London at weekends - there's always so much to do.

I'm someone who has always been quite clear about what I like. In the studio, I'm not a control freak but I know what I want.

Philately is normally a boys' hobby but for some reason it was in vogue at my junior school. Between the ages of eight and ten I collected avidly. I'd pore over my Stanley Gibbons book, obsessively checking my collection's value. I always hoped I'd stumble across a really valuable one, a Penny Black or an Inverted Jenny, but it wasn't to be.

I've got a thing for footwear; I have about 200 pairs of shoes from all over the world.