Mel Giedroyc

“There is something a bit volatile about hosting a big live show like 'Eurovision.' Anything could literally happen.”

“I don't like it when people lie about their age.”

“The Bake Off' taps into nostalgic feelings about your mum baking in the kitchen. It's a big ruddy comfort blanket, and you get attached to the bakers. It also genuinely has a good heart.”

“We all have somebody in our lives, that however closely related or not, is affected by terminal illness and these amazing nurses, who often work through the night with people, not only suffering from a terminal illness but their families, they're just extraordinary people.”

“I'm very competitive about puns.”

“My daughters have become little judges. If I do produce a baked item, they tut at the soggy bottom and advise me to try harder next time.”

“It's a very basic, simple idea, isn't it - saying thank you, saying sorry - and in the overcomplicated, over-busy world we live in it is very powerful.”

“Christmas traditions are important in my family. Being half English and half Polish-Lithuanian, we have two separate celebrations.”

“Nobody likes a presenter melting in a self-indulgent puddle of tears.”

“Family is everything to me.”

“I bloody love transport and plotting a route through London.”

“I take each thing as it comes and try and give it 110 per cent - it's just a blessing to be able to do different things.”

“We human beings are very dark, strange things.”

“As someone who is a dedicated fan of the NHS, I'm extremely worried, I think its a very precious thing that needs to be nurtured, looked after.”

“I love a bit of Saturday-night TV.”

“We would pay for our own shows, we would put them on, we did everything ourselves, so I've always totally loved being on a stage in front of an audience, that is where I feel most happy really.”

“I've always done stuff on stage, so it feels very natural.”

“I don't like it when people leave their takeaways on the street: it makes me sad and it draws foxes and rats.”

“The Gift' doesn't deal with the neat, tie-me-up-with-a-bow kind of stories - they are grittier, messier, and not all of them have a happy resolution. You are following people and events that are more difficult, more elusive, and therefore harder to pin down.”

“You can do a lot worse than spend an hour a week singing. We should prescribe choirs on the NHS for anxiety and stress.”