A biography for Konnie Huqhasn’t been written yet.
“My A-levels were physics, chemistry and maths. Science is fascinating but I wouldn't say I have used it since then. I decided to do economics.”
“We as parents, and the control culture, it is our responsibility to make sure we give the right perceived norms and the right cultural conditions.”
“Most people don't go around talking about their miscarriages. It's not really something you shout about. What's more, people often feel embarrassed or even guilty about them.”
“Forget quantitative easing - I've always thought the idea of injecting virtual money into the system is an accident waiting to happen.”
“I'm the youngest of three children and grew up in Ealing, west London. My eldest sister, Nutun, is nine years older than me, and my middle sister, Rupa, is three years older.”
“Motivation levels differ person to person, as does the time since failing new year resolutions.”
“Blue Peter' scarred me for life. I was kayak-surfing in Cornwall and the waves were so strong it was more like white-water rafting. I had to hang on for dear life. At one point I let go and my hand was crushed on a rock.”
“An experience that shaped me happened early in my TV career when I filmed in Mozambique, Angola and Bangladesh for 'Blue Peter' and Comic Relief. Places with extreme poverty. When you see that first-hand as a young person, you take it with you for life.”
“I don't really worry about things, I'm too busy.”
“About the only useful thing my economics degree taught me was that, in all decisions in life, you have to do a cost-benefit analysis.”
“I'm lucky in that the media is much more freelancey. So I didn't have that pressure that lots of people have if you jump off the ladder, then you get left behind.”
“I think relaxation is escaping from your everyday encounters. You can read the words on a page and be transported to somewhere else. And the more consumed you are with it, the more you're cocooned.”
“Let's have a People's Vote to safeguard gender equality and continue the drive towards a fairer world for us all.”
“I've become more cause-driven as I've got older. Maybe that's a result of having kids; you become less carefree and more worried about things.”
“When we oldies were kids, there was little on offer, food wise, particularly for people with restricted diets.”
“No one went to the ballot box to vote for something worse than the status quo.”
“Since I've left 'Blue Peter' I've presented all sorts of different things. I've done a music show, for instance, and 'Blue Peter' had music on it. I've done a politics show, but on 'Blue Peter' I interviewed the Prime Minister. I've done travel stuff where I've gone abroad, but 'Blue Peter' had that within it as well.”
“I have thick hair which is like Plasticine - it's mouldable. So I'll fashion it into some creation that looks presentable. I often wear it down because I have a tiny head and small face, and my hair adds volume to help disguise my pinhead.”
“My husband Charlie says I get ready five minutes before I go out the door. I am one of those people who can't do anything unless it's imminent - that's how I roll.”
“At eight or nine I passed the exam for Notting Hill and Ealing High, a private school. I had an assisted place; I was always the one who, for financial reasons, didn't go on the skiing trip or whatever.”