Zoe Ball

“Erm, you know, honestly, I've never done what I do because of the money.”

“As for Lady GaGa, she's just a copy of Madonna.”

“You just have to be you.”

“I didn't see my mum Julia for a few years - she was very young when she married my dad and had me, and when they parted I lived with my dad and my other 'mum,' his wife Diane.”

“To feel love is the most incredible feeling in the world. To lose it will nearly end you and take you to your knees, but there's always more.”

“When you grow up as a woman, there is that confusion where you think, 'I need to be this or that to fit in.' Now, I'm very much like, 'No, this is what I am.'”

“I have a terrible fear of more talented people than me thinking I'm just a prat who does kids' TV.”

“I take a lot of trains, so I love reading on the train. I get really annoyed when there are no delays, because I just want to keep reading and finish my book.”

“I generally buy things for people that I'd love to receive myself - so I have plenty of time to curate my own wish list while I shop.”

“Age is just a number and beauty is within.”

“It is kind of a strange thing when you face things in your life, you know like addictions, that often you will find that you will deal with it a little bit but then you will slip back into old ways.”

“What I've always done in my past when life hit a rocky patch was run from trouble into the next relationship. I didn't realise it would be such a big deal. That was foolish.”

“To be given the Radio 1 breakfast show was huge, but I was partying so hard I barely remember it.”

“It's bloody tough, bloody painful, trying to get sober on your own.”

“Laura Marling is Joni Mitchell-level for me.”

“My twenties were amazing. My thirties were all highs and lows.”

“On most sets, the crew always seem to have some delicious tempting treats nearby - I find that if I've got a packet of almonds around, a handful is a great snack - I'm now offering them to everyone!”

“Mental health resources are under huge pressure and there are a lot of people who are not necessarily getting the support they need in time.”

“To me, 'Transparent' is one of the best family dramas since 'The Sopranos.'”

“I think in a way that's part of getting older, appreciating the simple pleasures of being in the garden.”