Penny Lancaster

“The truth is I'm a very traditional woman, and Rod - despite everything people may think - is a very traditional man. It's true he absolutely loves glamour, and he hasn't got a conventional job, but performing aside, he's happiest at home with his kids around him or lounging in front of the fire watching a war documentary like 'D-Day Remembered.'”

“Whenever Rod has four of five days off, he'll be bouncing off the walls with boredom.”

“As long as you try your best, that is all that matters. You don't have to be the fastest runner or top of the class.”

“If I had a partner who asked when I was going to the gym or commented that I was eating too much or asked if I really needed an extra potato, that would make me feel awful. It would be terrible.”

“I happily went on holiday with my parents until I was 18, because we always had such a good time that I didn't want to venture off and do my own thing. I have very fond memories of those holidays with my brother, mum, and dad.”

“I modelled in my 20s, and it was an obsessive time. I was under pressure to look a certain way.”

“Rod's not very good at confrontations; he would rather walk away and avoid something rather than go into it.”

“Rod and I are naturally in love, and that is what binds us together. But to keep the spark alive in your relationship, you really have to work at it.”

“I really do believe that being naturally beautiful is what is inside and what shines through.”

“Rod and I are living a very charmed and fortunate life, and I wouldn't change it for the world.”

“Rod always dresses for dinner - even if I just want to wear tracksuit bottoms, he dresses up.”

“There's less pressure to look good as you get older.”

“I got the best of Rod. And I am fully aware that, even though I love listening to his stories of the crazy days, no relationship could really last then. I sometimes wish I could go back in time to the 1970s or 1980s, sit at a bar, and observe him, but I'm glad our time came when it did.”

“As parents, it is our responsibility to show by example and educate our children on the importance of caring for our planet.”

“While wedged in the middle of a transparent rubber ring at a Dubai water park, I couldn't help but notice that I appeared to have grown my own rubber ring around my midriff.”

“I was bullied from the age of 11 onwards. I was always much bigger than the other kids. I spoke nicely, didn't swear, and I refused to try to fit in and be like everyone else. People assumed I thought I was above everyone else.”

“I like the idea of going to see the ice caps and the polar bears, because who knows how long they are going to be around for?”

“I'm a pretty organised traveller.”

“There are so many places I have visited which are unusual, but the ones my family and I tend to always go back to are those in Europe, particularly France and Italy.”

“There's certainly never a dull moment in the Stewart clan.”