Anita Dobson

I am very glad I did 'EastEnders,' and I'm flattered that people still remember me in it. ”

For me, to be on television and not be afraid of making a mistake is freeing. ”

I think if you make a decision to leave a job, a home, a relationship, then you've usually got a pretty major reason to do so, and you should probably stick with that. ”

I don't love the fact that gravity is winning as I get older, but there's also a calmness that comes with it, which I'm secretly enjoying. ”

I was always slightly afraid of marriage because I didn't like the idea of being tied down. Even when I met Brian, when I was in my mid-thirties, I didn't actually see it on the cards for us. He was a huge rock star, and our lives were very different. ”

I have loved being a step-mum to Brian's children. We have a great relationship, and it's lovely to spend time with the grandchildren. ”

To make a marriage work, you have to want to. If you want to stay with that person, you will. It's simple. ”

I love to chit-chat and used to be the first to arrive at a party and the last to leave. ”

Brian and I have ups and downs like every marriage does. Although he's a legend, he's still, inside, an ordinary man, and I have got to remember that once we get inside the door, it's just us two. ”

You can't stop getting older; you just have to keep going and laugh a lot. ”