Sheena Easton

I was blessed in the sense that I got handed so much early on in life. I got a lot of the things people go through their 20s and 30s craving.

If I have no children what would be the point of living.

When you're single and in your 20s, you throw on a pair of jeans and look fabulous.

Fiction is the thing I esteem most in my own work; I feel that, even if it's no good, only I could have written those books.

I'm awkward at these things. Just being nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Karate Kid was a real surprise and I was a little uncomfortable.

When you first come into Parliament, it's a daunting place because you feel you've so much to learn. Once you've been re-elected, you feel much more confident. It just gives you a bit of a boost.