I grew up in London. My parents and I lived in West Norwood, then we moved to Norbury, and I went to the Brit School. I'm a South London girl at heart.

When the weather is really hot, I tend to live in denim cut-offs.

On shooting days, I have all my accessories, and I style the final look.

Statement earrings and statement necklaces each deserve their own moment. I never wear the two together; it looks overdone.

Comfort is key for a barbecue.

I always carry multipurpose products in my handbag.

I am a Topshop homing pigeon! I can walk into the Oxford Circus branch and ferret out the best bits in minutes.

I'm happy with embellishment in a chunky Prada-esque way, but I'm not into sequins!

I'm known for changing halfway through the day if my mood swings.

I'm usually pretty good about meeting people. I try to remember they are human, too!

I hate it when people are impolite to waiters or to the valet or the guy in the supermarket. There's no need for that; it doesn't cost anything to be polite.

Your efforts extend like ripples on the ocean, much further than you know.

A book is an ocean, Its upon you, Whether you find pearls, Or only take a drop….!!!!

It's dangerous to have feelings when you don't have any money.

It is very difficult to make one's way in this world without being wicked at one time or another, when the world's way is so wicked to being with.

My mind was in my heart, anchored like a bright kite in a safe place.

The way people age is not the way people age ... everyone is draining everyone!

Democracy is acceptable to neo-liberals only in so far as it does not contradict the free market.

To die in agony upon a cross Does not create a martyr; he must first Will his own execution.

In Winter the bare boughs that seem to sleep Work covertly, preparing for their Spring.

Perception is reality. If you are perceived to be something, you might as well be it because that's the truth in people's minds.