I never relied on my beauty for anything. It was one of those things that was inevitable; you have a bit of philosophy about it. I didn't go into mourning.

I think politicians misjudge our intelligence. We can, and do, see through them. But I quite enjoy watching political programmes because they get the heart going.

It's a very powerful medium now, and should be celebrated as such, because we have the greatest television in the world.

They do say that the profession gets increasingly difficult, but my career seems to have been inside out.