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" On my gravestone, I want 'Here lies the singer,' not 'Here lies the T.V. presenter'. "

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" The nicest thing about coming of age is that I can do whatever I like. "

" My idea of baking is buying a ready-make cake mix and throwing in an egg. "

" I humbly apologise for reality Television. "

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" In the Sixties, you needed talent to make it. "

" I would have loved to have cracked America. When I tried, I got homesick. Then, when I was in New York, my nanna died, and I just wanted to come home. "

" I can't say I'm surprised I was successful. I was determined - and I got it. "

" It's a business, and I'm a product. Terrible, isn't it? "

" The first time I went to Abbey Road and put those headphones on, I discovered I had two voices. I no longer had to shout in the studio, but I can't knock the Cavern or the other clubs because they gave me my strong voice. "

" I always wanted to be a star. "

" You see on 'Britain's Got Talent' and 'X Factor,' they all wear ear plugs. But I could not hear myself when I wore them. So that is where the strong voice came from. "

" I don't want to be a burden on anybody. "

" I loved everything about show business, meeting the stars, the whole ambience. I was living every young kid's dream. I was told a pop singer's life was three years, but I was still making money seven years later. "

" I never liked miming. "

" Turning 70 was a real shock. I thought, 'I'm on the last lap now.' "

" When people ask me do I believe in feminism - well, I didn't even know I was a feminist. I was the top of the bill; I've always been the top of the bill. So I don't know what equality is. "

" I knew I could do anything I wanted to do and go anywhere I wanted to go and not have to worry if I could afford it. "

" 'Blind Date' was based on an Australian show called 'Perfect Match', which I first saw when I was on tour there. And I couldn't understand why it wasn't on British T.V. "

" Back when I was helping put the swing into the swinging '60s, I used to hang out with Cathy McGowan. We'd be doing 'Ready Steady Go!' on T.V., and Biba used to make our dresses. We'd be in the flat in Cromwell Road on Friday night, just before the live show, and they'd still be sewing. "

" T.V. found me. I was offered jobs. It came in handy when I started having babies. Just one night's work, and then I could go home. I loved 'Surprise Surprise', but it was hard work. 'Blind Date' was a doddle by comparison. "

" I can do the PR thing until the cows come home. That's my nature. I never want to upset anybody. "

" It's true what they say: 'You don't appreciate what you've got until it's gone.' I miss love. I miss being looked after. "

" There's nothing going into my mouth that's not wrapped. "

" It's hard to watch your life unfold, and sad. Life changes. "

" I'm apolitical. Where all that Conservative business came along from, I don't know. "

" I give 150%. I'm a professional, a pro. "

" I don't want to live beyond the age of 75. That would be a good point to bow out. I don't want to go on for ever. "