Claudia Winkleman

I had a go with Botox but looked both scared and surprised at the same time. I don't like to be either. ”

I watch 'Question Time' religiously. ”

Jane Austen is one of my all-time favourites. ”

Seriously, Jamie Cullum could be the smallest person on the planet. He might be lovely and charming and you might think we all should spend more time talking about his piano-playing techniques but, seriously, have you seen how short he is? ”

The character of Samantha Jones proved that women over the age of 40 could be magnificently sexy and attractive to men of all ages. ”

Christmas is not a time for laughter. Christmas is a time for pain. ”

Now, like a lot of parents, I have to fight with myself every time I leave the house not to buy my children more stuff. ”

Yes, of course I love little Sarah Jessica Parker. I love the fact that when she accepts awards, she thanks everyone she's ever met and inanimate objects that have 'been kind to her.' And I love the fact that she hasn't had a flesh-coloured mole removed from her forehead (I'm not making it up; have a closer look next time she's on the screen). ”

I don't work very hard. I dye myself orange and I read out loud in the months from September to December when 'Strictly' is on. ”

I'm confident without make-up on and I only wear it for work. ”