Edith Bowman

“I adore The Maccabees and I think they're completely not given the recognition they deserve at all. 'Wall Of Arms' is one of those albums that just gets to you.”

“Being a mum of two, having an hour to get ready is a rare thing.”

“I was lucky enough to do a travel show, quite a few years ago, and one of the countries we visited was Japan.”

“Eventually, I was given a chance on MTV U.K.”

“There are books that inspired me the first time round and re-reading them just reignites that.”

“If you're getting stressed, it's OK, life is stressful.”

“I have sensitive skin, allergies to animals and hay fever, although acupuncture seems to help.”

“I'm not religious but there's something about being in a church at Christmas and listening to a choir sing.”

“It amazes me how sometimes people can be so thoughtless when they come to give you their opinion, especially around Caesarean sections and breastfeeding.”

“My happy place is having a Saturday morning while everybody else is just mooching about and I'll do a big old batch cook and have music on in the kitchen.”

“Mum and dad have worked so hard and shown me that if you work hard you will reap the benefits.”

“I'm over beach-based 'do-nothing' type holidays now.”

“The best advice I received when I started out was to think about the camera or microphone as if it was a person to connect with.”

“I grew up in a little fishing village called Anstruther in East Fife in upper Scotland.”

“Don't take for granted how much of an impact making small changes can have.”

“Finding yourself can affect how you think about your appearance.”

“I experimented as a teen, and had some hellish hairstyles - way too many perms and cheap hairspray!”

“I had no choice in having two C-sections and I can't believe the lack of understanding of people who assume I have not 'put the work in' or don't have the same connection with my child that I would have had if I'd had natural birth.”

“My mum always had an amazing selection of make-up, which I obviously applied badly, on a regular basis.”

“The whole idea of Hogmanay is part of your life growing up in Scotland. It's a big deal. It's one of the biggest celebrations ever. It was always about 'Where you going? What are you doing?'”