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I'm quite famously frugal.
In the art world, Monet means money.
I wouldn't consider cosmetic surgery.
I talk about feminism being a spectrum.
I think it's important to rebel a little bit.
I'm used to doing a lot of live broadcasting.
Brexit can tend to be a dialogue of the deaf.
The BBC is a huge part of the nation's cultural life.
I think of myself as a journalist first and foremost.
Of course, I'd love to be regarded as a voice of authority.
I was born in Singapore, but I left at four so memories are hazy.
My father was MD of Unilever, so we followed him around the world.
My father John taught me about hard work and the importance of manners.
Outside certain parameters, I don't consider myself that serious a person.
If you crave a bit of adventure and the unknown, Singapore is not for you.
The best thing, on 'Question Time,' is when the reality confronts the rhetoric.
You can't beat a good millefeuille, which is basically a posh custard slice. Yum!
I'm not tough. I'm just not a retiring violet when it comes to airing my opinions.
When I started in news on the 'Six O'Clock,' I was 36 and felt very inexperienced.
Pudding is my favourite part of any meal and I always have one if I can manage it.
I have a few grey hairs. I dye them. I don't let them show when I'm reading the news.
Thailand was a revelation to me; the landscapes, the culture, the food and the people.
If I were to say anything to my 18-year-old self, it would be, 'Loosen up. Chill out.'
My parents' set-up was very traditional, whereas that's not the life I've chosen to lead.
I was the first person in my family to go to university so it was quite a big deal for us.
You don't have doubts when you get offered 'Question Time.' You think, thank you very much.
If you take over a programme from a longstanding incumbent, not everyone's going to like it.
I love 'Chicago,' I love the musical and the movie and I thought Catherine Zeta-Jones was amazing.
I backpacked around Thailand when I was a university student and have wanted to return ever since.
No matter how beautiful a spot I find myself in, if the food ain't up to much, I won't enjoy myself.
I think having a healthy distrust of authority is a good thing, within certain parameters, obviously.
I saw 'The Theory of Everything,' which I loved, but I'm afraid I hardly ever get to go to the cinema.
Antiques Roadshow' is a public service. It reflects the nation back to itself, as does 'Question Time.'
If you work and you want to see your children, something's got to give and for me, it's my social life.
I've chosen not to go to Sky or ITV because the programmes I've made at the BBC, I want to carry on making.
I don't go into the newsroom and people start salivating. I can't think of anything further from the truth.
Don't ask me the secret to a good long-term relationship - I have no idea! Honestly, I think it's just luck.
I don't know anything about antiques. I do buy them now, but I have a little knowledge, and great enthusiasm.
I'd set out to Oman in search of luxury with culture and family-friendly adventure thrown in. And I found it.
Have I ever presented a programme I don't watch? Well, I've done loads of programmes that no one else watched!
I conquered my phobia of camping, although I doubt I'll be pitching my tent at a muddy festival any time soon.
I love 'The Master And Margarita' by Mikhail Bulgakov, which is about repression in Soviet Russia in the 1930s.
You don't present a show like 'Crimewatch' without developing a real respect for the justice system in this country.
Muscat itself is a mixture of impersonal modern buildings, shopping malls, mosques, traditional souks, tarmac and sand.
In my twenties, I was virulently opposed to anyone commenting on my appearance, lest it come at the expense of my ability.
I still remember watching 'Antiques Roadshow' as a child with my parents, on a Sunday night, sitting in our 1970s living room.
I'm all about the story. And the stories I remember tend to be the ones of sorrow, or family history, or revelation of the self.
I think the BBC has come a long way in equal pay. I think it's come the furthest of all in the representation of women on screen.
Really, I've been at the BBC too long and have spent too much time out on the road to worry about being judged as a clothes horse.
I've been on camels before, lumbering slowly through the desert - not hugely exciting, but I enjoyed the 'Lawrence of Arabia' vibe.