Up until the age of 30 I could eat whatever I wanted - I mean, literally, I never put on a pound; if anything, I was criticised in the media for being too skinny.

If you're in love with someone maybe you can show it too much.

Life is never going to be perfect, as much as we want it to be, and I have to lead by example.

I most want to be remembered for being as great a mother to James and Lennon as my mum was to me and my brother Jamie.

I am a survivor and not a victim. Life isn't perfect. When you get a knock, you have to get up, dust yourself down and get on with it.

Dad was the first man I fell in love with. He was a very funny man. He grew up in the East End of London and was very dynamic, and I understood why my mother fell in love with him.