I saw George Bush at a benefit concert actually waving at Stevie Wonder. Someone had to tell him 'he can't see you'.

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the dumbest of you all?

I have never, for a single moment, been aware of pressure from anyone in television about how I dress, what my shape is or how I speak. I’ve always written my own scripts. I’ve always been the first to point out that I need to be fit. I need to look good.

I like one nice man because he gets three tickets for the cinema so we’ve got somewhere to put our coats. He passes the test. I’ve been quite surprised because I really didn’t expect to be wined and dined, and it’s quite nice.

My accountant regularly asks to take me to lunch. I always say I can’t afford it.

I’m not going to marry a third time. It is just not necessary.

I’d make banks more accountable. I think they should separate totally the personal banking arm with whatever else they are playing around with.

I have been asked to lend people money – I now only ever give whatever amount is comfortable without thinking it will come back, otherwise when you see that person wearing a new coat or going on holiday you think but yes, where is my money?

I’ve always taken risks and bought property well. As journalism wasn’t particularly well paid, buying homes and selling them for profit improved my income.

Believe me, I’ve done my time travelling the world in cramped conditions and carrying my own luggage. Now my leisure is summers in the south of France or the Hamptons, walking in Connemara, and year-round shopping in Manhattan and Paris.