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" For me, whatever age or size I've been, I have rather liked myself. The shell is not the thing at all. "

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" Why would anyone want to be called a size zero or even aspire to being a zero? I don't even understand the thinking behind it, let alone the practicalities. What is all that about? "

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" When I wrote 'Dear Fatty,' I realised that sitting and writing alone is an absolute joy. "

" Why would I worry about getting older - what's to moan about? "

" The only time I did not know how to be, physically, was when I lost a lot of weight. That was the only time I didn't understand my body. "

" Evolving into a middle-aged person is quite interesting if we can understand what it means. I would like to think it meant being a bit sure of what I want. "

" I don't know what the future holds, but I have to be confident about it. It's just the way I am. "

" My best friend is the most important girl, outside of family, to me. I met her when I went to college and we bonded immediately. I'd do anything for her at any time. We phone each other every day. "

" I know what it's like to struggle for cash. When I went to drama school, I worked as a chambermaid to make ends meet. "

" My approach to parenting is that everything is open - everything. I'm not very good at covert, or subtle, and I've had to learn timing. I do blunder in a bit. "

" I never do any television without chocolate. That's my motto and I live by it. Quite often I write the scripts and I make sure there are chocolate scenes. Actually I'm a bit of a chocolate tart and will eat anything. It's amazing I'm so slim. "

" That's the awful thing about dating. Tight underwear. We would all like to be in a big bra and pants and when you are in a secure relationship you can do that. "

" I watch schlock telly. Like the 'Kardashians.' I love it. It's my guilty pleasure. "

" I have had the unfortunate experience of having someone write an unauthorised biography of me. Half of it is lies and the other half is badly written. My feeling is that if I'm going to write my life story, I ought to have my life first. "

" Divorce is not easy, but if you genuinely put your kids first, that dictates the civility you should show each other. What example are you otherwise? "

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" I do think you are supposed to go through wars with your child because otherwise the tearing apart that has to happen when they go off to lead their own life would be unbearable. "

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" We have to do a film parody for Comic Relief. We can't decide which film to parody at the moment. Any ideas welcome, but not Spiderman owing to costume being too tight. "

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