Mel Giedroyc

“Look at someone like Mary Berry, for God's sake, that woman is just such an inspiration... what's to say you can't do stuff for years and years and years?”

“It was an honour to be asked to do 'The Gift.' The producers took a risk asking me because, coming from a comedy background, I am not known for this kind of highly-charged, emotional show.”

“Give more acting roles to 48-year-old half-Lithuanians who just don't want to be pigeon-holed as bakery presenters.”

“I had to go to an audition for a rather large West End musical set on a Greek island. I didn't realise that you had to go with sheet music to give to the pianist. I took a Mark Bolan CD, a small ghetto blaster and then sang along. It was absolutely appalling.”

“There are different types of double act: the classic dumb-and-dumber, like Morecambe and Wise; the good cop/bad cop, where one's a bit spiky and the other's daft. Sue Perkins and I take what we might call the Ant and Dec approach: the double act came out of our friendship.”

“I feel very lucky. 'Bake Off' has opened more doors for me. I was so delighted to get the job.”

“I'm always ludicrously early/on time.”

“When you have a baby in showbiz, people think you've died.”

“The older I get, as well, bloody hell - time's running out. I just feel, jeez, there's so much to do. I'm not going to try to change the planet but make changes just in a small way.”

“I like Joan Jett's 'I Love Rock 'n' Roll' because it's got a nice low singing voice.”

“Only now that I'm a mum can I fully understand the terrible pressure parents feel buying presents for their kids. My mum had four children plus all of the extended family and she not only had to feed us all but she bought presents for everyone, too.”

“I would not describe myself as the best Catholic - I'm a bit of a cherry-picker. I like the community of it.”

“It's often the guests you don't expect to be interesting who are the best. On 'Light Lunch,' I remember a guest called Ivor Spencer. He was the Royal Toastmaster and he was great, a real good-time guy.”

“I had to sit down and promise the kids I would no longer have any spray tans. My husband started sending me the carrot emoji.”

“I think if you're 50 you just ruddy say it.”

“I got into Cambridge and it all went downhill.”

“I'm not on Twitter because I'm worried I'd be really dull, which would be tragic for someone who's supposed to be funny.”

“Performing on radio is great, you roll up with no makeup in pyjamas and nobody will know.”

“Friends before work.”

“My father describes himself as a Pole of Lithuanian descent. At Southampton University, he read aeronautical engineering and then the family moved to Hong Kong - this was before I was born - where he designed aeroplanes. Back in the U.K., he worked as a civil engineer, although every spare minute was spent researching his family's history.”