Sophie Ellis-Bextor

Two premature babies was not a genetic thing; we were just unlucky.

I don't want to sound like an old grandmother but actually it's quite nice when you get up early and then, by the time it gets to 10am, you're quite perky and already quite switched on.

Also, I think women really come into their own in their 30s.

It's good to like yourself, and that only comes from hard work, from doing. But vanity is dangerous; it can trip you badly.

We in the media have been guilty about not doing a better job of making people understand how really simple cooking is. We've made everyone feel like they have to be a chef.

I would've done anything to work with Satyajit Ray.