Britt Ekland

I will do my best to entertain. That's what I am: an entertainer. ”

The worst thing in the world is to be tired. ”

The idea of doing theatre always terrified me because I get terrible stage fright. In the early 1970s I was offered a panto but the thought of going on stage was just too mortifying. ”

I love luxury, I love the high life, and I have to foot the bills - I have received practically nothing from my marriages and relationships. ”

I am planning my one woman show. It will be a showcase of my life. It starts at the beginning and ends where I am today. It will have every single inch of my life - as much as you can get into an hour. I will be touring everywhere. ”

I'm very organised these days, and I keep my life in my handbag, like most women. ”

My father had his own business, a clothing store, which he inherited from his father. He travelled abroad frequently and was quite extravagant, so we had skiing holidays and summer holidays on the beach. ”

I was never particularly wild, just very busy and often didn't think about what I was putting into my body. Today things are very different. I stopped smoking in my late 30s; I avoid wheat and gluten as this makes me feel bloated and sluggish; exercise regularly and bounce out of bed. ”

I tried the Atkins diet in the Seventies when pregnant with my son, as I didn't want to pile on the pounds. Now, so long as I'm healthy, I don't care what my scales say. ”

I'm a light sleeper, but so long as I'm wearing earplugs, I sleep well. ”