Cat Deeley

“All great reality shows have a very, very similar format. That's why it was so easy to parody.”

“I understand how important hair is to a woman's self-esteem and confidence.”

“My friend made me a leather dress for the MTV awards. It gives you confidence, wearing something you love.”

“You can do one of two things. You can bury you head in the sand and believe what everyone tells you - that you will always be that young, that thin and that fabulous. Or you can use all the things you have - talent, contacts, knowledge - and do something different.”

“I am addicted to 'Vogue' magazines, be they French, British - I adore, adore, adore.”

“I wouldn't say pop stars hit on me - that's just stuff the papers make up.”

“I don't feel any pressure to lose weight - and in any case, if I didn't have my food I'd be a nasty piece of work and wouldn't be able to function.”

“A girl's got to do what she's got to do to make somebody pay her a compliment. If that means moaning 'til the cows come home, then so be it.”

“I don't shop because I need something, I just shop for shopping's sake.”

“I find great lighting and a squint of the eyes makes anyone look better.”

“I'm just incredibly interested in people.”

“I'm getting comfortable with West Coast style, which is more laid-back than British style.”

“I can't lie... My face always gives me away. I'm also pathetically bad at poker!”

“I don't even own my own name on the internet - somebody else bought it.”

“I was sent to ballet classes when I was a little girl. I wasn't very good, but it's that thing where little girls always try ballet, or whatever.”

“Everybody has a bad hair day, but us girls still like to be told we look nice even if we don't feel like we do.”

“I choose what to wear depending on how I feel and what I'm comfortable in. That's when you look your best.”

“Jewellery is a great way to take your look from day to night.”

“I'm in an on-off relationship at the moment.”

“One thing for me that modeling definitely did was that you go to do a different job every day, and you are working with a completely new team of people. You have to learn how to talk to people and how to creatively achieve the same goals. I think it just hones your people skills.”