My mum came from nothing and didn't have many opportunities in her youth, and she blames a lot of her social inadequacies on that.

Mum doesn't like it when I mention that Dad's a better cook than her. He was born in Spain and spent eight years in Portugal and is exceptional at lots of cuisines.

You know, my mum's always encouraged me and never made my gender an issue, I guess. She brought me up to believe in equality, as opposed to feminism or sexism - so it just meant that my gender was not relevant to what I was capable of achieving.

My mum's always on at me to have children and blames 'that stupid stage thing you do' for me not already having a family.

There's nothing wrong with a thick eyebrow; Frida Kahlo had them.

There's nothing better than achieving your goals, whatever they might be.