You have to give kids from ordinary families a ladder. You have to show them there's a way out.

The thing to remember about Phuket is it's very beach-oriented and relaxed. The trendiest beach is Koh Sirey, which is full of groovy places to have a cocktail and watch the sun go down.

When you are a journalist in the music business, as I was, you end up dying or going to the gym - I chose the gym.

I do tend to look back to my parents generation and think wow! what a great way to be, to live with one person for a lifetime, to bring your kids up in these really solid families.

I once read somewhere that, in any relationship, the one who cares the least is the one with all the power.

I am all for cracking down on inappropriate digital behaviour. Too often the connected world is an excuse for some coward hiding behind a keyboard to bully someone else.

My parents have been dead for many years, and when your folks are gone there is nobody standing between you and eternity.