Kate Garraway

“I'm stronger than I think I am.”

“I loved having children and started relatively late.”

“Nobody loves a baby more than me and I would happily have had about 10 of them.”

“Coast is my go-to store for any awards do - it's brilliant for occasion wear.”

“We always have a traditional Easter egg hunt on Easter Sunday. My Aunt Lynne organises that for the family, so we go to her house in Hampshire and it gets ever more elaborate every year.”

“A friend puts body moisturiser on every day because it makes her feel desirable. I have started doing it, too, and it really works.”

“In some ways it's hard not to be a bit cynical when a friend tells you about their fantastic new diet, because there's a fresh eating fad in the press every day.”

“I think that political coverage generally comes in on a level that means if you live and breathe Westminster detail and diary, then you get it.”

“As a child, I would rush to the school gates as the bell went, to be collected by my mother, Marilyn, who was always immaculately dressed in a pencil skirt and matching jacket.”

“You've got to get your head right about ageing. Taking care of diet and exercise and facing your fears about growing older will lead you into a happier place emotionally and mentally. You feel like you have a choice.”

“Derek, my husband, is a psychotherapist.”

“It's a bit of a joke among my friends that, although I'm very busy, active and constantly rushing around all over the place, I've always struggled to fit any 'real' exercise into my life.”

“Whatever your age, parents generally embarrass their children. I think that's a role we have to play.”

“Don't get me wrong, I think it's important to keep things clean. It's just the neatness I struggle with.”

“Well we have a tiny garden, it's like a postage stamp, so generally we try to get out to the parks in London as much as possible.”

“The gang on 'GMB' is what really makes it. I love Ben Shephard, Richard Arnold, Susanna Reid and even Piers Morgan.”

“Hiding at the back of every woman's wardrobe, regardless of her age or shape, you'll find a sad and sorry collection of all her fashion howlers and regrets.”

“Sequin trousers can be scary and many women may worry they will be unflattering on their legs.”

“The National Lottery is brilliant because when I'm on my way people tweet me and say: 'Fingers crossed,' 'make my numbers come up!' Which I obviously can't do but, what a great life!”

“I've been very lucky to work in a newsroom where there are lots of strong, funny, clever women in senior positions.”