I often wonder why I attract so much criticism.

Nelson was locked up on Robben Island, and wives like me had been warned we would bring our husbands home as corpses from that place. But I always believed he would be released. It was my duty to have a home ready for us.

I believe in myself and the justice I've fought for all my life.

I'm not ashamed of anything I've ever done in the name of fairness and justice for my people.

My mum and dad ran a family cafe in Sligo for 35 years and worked long hours. We grew up in a very hard-working family and had a lovely atmosphere, as we lived above the restaurant. It definitely made me want to work hard, whatever I chose to do. As the baby of seven kids, I was definitely a bit spoilt.

Somewhere it is written that parents who are critical of other people's children and publicly admit they can do better are asking for it.

I grew up in a musical family; the majority of my growing up was done in Hawaii. It's what we do. You sing, you dance, you play ukulele and you drink.

I see girls who are so skinny on the catwalks, and I know so many of them destroy their lives and their family's lives.