“In petrol stations on the motorways where people have left the place looking messy, I clear up each lavatory I happen to have occupied. When people drop paper on the ground, and everything like that, I pick it up, put it in the lavatory, and make that room look nice.”

British actress, presenter, author, television producer and activist

Dame Joanna Lumley is a British actress, presenter, author, television producer, activist, and former model. She is best known for playing Patsy Stone in the BBC sitcom Absolutely Fabulous, a role that brought her two BAFTA TV Awards. Her career has ranged across television, stage, and public work. She was nominated for a Tony Award for her performance in the Broadway revival of La Bête, later received the Special Recognition Award at the National Television Awards in 2013, and was honoured with the BAFTA Fellowship in 2017.