It wasn't through choice that I became a mum at 36. I wanted to be a young mum but things never worked out for me.

I've never been on a fad diet.

My daughter is my biggest achievement. She is a little star and my life has changed so much for the better since she came along.

In LA, I live on sushi or salad.

I did the Kilimanjaro climb a few years ago, then the six-day trek to Machu Picchu in Peru so this bike ride to raise money for Great Ormond Street seemed like the next big challenge.

Everybody thinks if you do one thing, you can't do something else. So I like the fact that I can be versatile if I want to.

My past behaviour makes me cringe.

Men pretend they don't like to be nagged, but they love it, really. It makes them feel wanted.

Like a typical Gemini I'm changeable, I can be two different types of people. I can be very outgoing, but sometimes very shy.

Essex is an amazing county, with its own set of rules. It's a completely different world.

Young girls look to me as a role model and think I crash diet to keep slim. That's not true, I always eat properly.

The sage is sick of being sick (Tao Te Ching)

As a Muslim, I believe in the concept of fate, that there are certain things out of my control. Thus, what chance do I have to stand against kismet?

I believe in the importance of seeking self-knowledge. The more I know myself, the more I feel empowered.

If you think of play as being in things, there are things that are playable, then it becomes the work of figuring out what a thing can do.

Intuition works best when you remember that “tuition” is part of it. You need to have paid ahead of time (ie done your prep work) so as to prepare the ground for intuition.

I read, I painted, I didn't hate niggers.

Every joke is either taken by ads or The Simpsons. It's all about being able to get your ideas out into the universe.

I believe in giving everything my best shot. I do not believe in holding back. I am very driven by the fact that we are destined with these opportunities.

I am not concerned with verisimilitude... I am not concerned with capturing reality. I am concerned with creating it myself.

To be whole and harmonious, man must also know the music of the beaches and the woods. He must find the thing of which he is only an infinitesimal part and nurture it and love it, if he is to live.