If you just say nothing, there is no way they can make you talk.

I think everyone should sing - it's so good for you, as it makes you breathe deeply, and it's good for you emotionally, too. It's a brilliant release way of lifting the spirits.

Can you imagine wot it was like. All the girls gettin' luvly figgers and me stayin' flat as a pancake? It was no fun, I tell you.

For special occasions, I love pretty dresses - but nothing too frou-frou!

Wearing a bold print gets harder as you get older. Its safer to stick to subtle prints or block colours. I have always found prints quite tricky. My daughter Carly, who is on the design team at Stella McCartney, is obsessed with them.

You can't be a clothes hanger for your entire life.

You won't often find me in a pair of killer heels: my heel height doesn't rise above two and a half inches, as I would just fall over!