Carol Vorderman

How you look has become ridiculously disproportionate to what you do. Critics are more harsh on female presenters. ”

For now I'm building up stories for the retirement home! ”

Ruby Wax has basically ruined my career. You'll see when you watch the programme. I get more intimate with Ruby than I've ever been with another woman. ”

I can't be bothered to go to the gym, though. I honestly just can't be bothered - it's the most boring thing on Earth. I have tried and every six months I go 'right, I'm going to the gym'. Then I do it for two weeks and get so bored by it. ”

The divorce is a regret of mine and my mum thinks that we should have stayed together. He's now remarried so there's no chance of us getting back together. ”

I do need my independence. I have to have that. ”

I drive a tiny Toyota iQ. I'm quite frugal and often cut my own hair. ”

My commitment is to my kids and my mum and I'm having a whale of a time. ”

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. ”

Everything has to be organised for kids in London - you can't just walk three roads to see a friend. ”