Cat Deeley

“I started off doing live TV, so I kind of learnt that if I get myself into trouble, I get myself out of it.”

“I love bold, colorful party dresses because they don't need accessories. Just throw one on and you're done.”

“The only time I ever look good dancing is if I'm next to my dad at a wedding.”

“Stylists aren't for me. I tried to use one when I first started working in the U.S., but I didn't click with anyone.”

“I think that if you keep your eyes and your ears open and you are receptive to learning, there are skills you can get from any job at all.”

“In Britain, it's almost as if we're ashamed of having ambition and drive.”

“I'd say to any woman, get out of that bad relationship that's turning you into a shell of your former self. Learn from it and get out. Then wait; enjoy yourself and your friends because, when what you want comes along, you'll spot it.”

“I have a Damien Hirst spot painting which I love. It has pride of place over my dining-room table.”

“Maybe I see myself with kids, given the right place and right moment, with the right person.”

“I don't host a show and go, 'Have you got my best angle?'”

“I just don't crave junk food.”

“Nothing gets you to mend your heart quicker than throwing yourself into work.”

“Success is hard in general for most women. We now have such busy lives, and we're told we can do everything - you know, we can have the relationship and the marriage and the kids and the career.”

“Being famous hasn't changed my perception of myself - I've just grown up.”

“I have the biggest hair in the world - and that's official!”

“As long as you smile, have sparkly eyes and stick your shoulders back, nobody's going to notice your bum or your waist or your feet, for that matter.”

“I support British designers as much as I can.”

“My house feels like a proper home. It's very relaxed with a hippyish vibe.”

“I've been out with men who have literally had an argument with the mirror because they couldn't get their hair right. When I was younger, I might have reassured him, but I can't do that anymore.”

“To have family behind you who love you more than words can say gives you so much confidence, because it allows you to go off and be who you want to be.”