Most people have the wrong idea about me because I've been very private.

The photoshoot glitz and TV studio make-up isn't the real me. I spend most days at home in Bristol in jeans and a T-shirt running around after the kids or shopping in the Co-op.

I cannot do the piece-of-talking-meat thing, the 'Here's your money, wear a pretty dress and take the cheque.' I'm not made that way. I have to be as good as I can be at whatever I do.

I would put belly laughing at the top of my highlights list. They always say that laughter is the best medicine.

I loved doing 'Countdown.' I now consider that I was very, very lucky - not just because it was such a wonderful show to do, but because it lasted for so long.

I was away a lot on 'Countdown' when the children were young and I couldn't have done it without Mum's help. Because she was at home running all of that, I never had to worry about them.

My bottom is so big it's got its own gravitational field.

My first marriage was totally unsuitable and shouldn't have happened. It was a whirlwind, rebound thing. I was 23 or 24 - a baby.

The first couple of days on the detox diet aren't pleasant.

I would never say never to marrying again but for the time being I'm having a great time.

I'd be happy to stay single now because I've always been in relationships. For the first time ever I can do what I want, when I want, with who I want, without answering to anyone.

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How to advise parents for being successful in raising children stillremains an important unsolved problem.

It's funny with jeans now, because if they don't feel like a pair of sweatpants, I don't have patience for them anymore! I think I'm becoming increasingly lazy.

One had better not rush, otherwise dung comes out rather than creative work.

I have two dogs and a parrot, so they require a lot of attention. They deserve it.

Responsibility - moral responsibilities, responsibilities regarding society - these are things that come from the heart.

I just come do what I've got to do, play my game. And I don't worry if anybody likes it.

You might be a redneck if you have to go outside to get something out of the fridge.

Those who have no hope for a future life are already dead for the present one.

If I could solve all the problems myself, I would.