The most followed chef is Delia Smith. She is my age and doesn't try to be entertaining, she encourages people to learn the basics.

In all the years with WWE, I never really got to really establish the branding of The Showstopper as well as I would have liked to.

Sports commentating is the answer for a restless brain like mine. I can never get bored because there is an infinite amount to know.

Brexit is turning out to be a really really bad meal. We ordered steak and chips and we've now got some raw chicken that smells bad.

I've just watched the whole series of 'Flight of the Conchords'. I absolutely love it - the humour, the actors, everything about it.

You can train like a Royal Marine every day of your life, but if your diet isn't right, you won't ever see the fruits of your labour.

Leaders of organisations, political parties and large businesses frequently fail to talk in a straight and entirely truthful fashion.

As more consumers demand less sugar, the food and beverage manufacturers will eventually come into line with what the consumers want.

I very briefly had a microwave oven that I quickly gave away, because I could never work out what they do better than a regular oven.

About the only useful thing my economics degree taught me was that, in all decisions in life, you have to do a cost-benefit analysis.

Ground elder, introduced by the Romans as a vegetable, is difficult to get rid of because it regrows from the smallest trace of root.

As a journalist, my job is to be dispassionate. Suddenly to be the centre of a story and to be crying, it made me feel very insecure.

I do most of my shopping over the Internet because as a busy working mum I can do the supermarket shop when the kids have gone to bed.

Remember that all your favourite meals can be made healthier, because the simple fact is, you can never go wrong with protein and veg!

You hear the word 'cancer,' and you think it is a death sentence. In fact, the shock is the biggest thing about a diagnosis of cancer.

At seven years old, I won a scholarship to George Heriot's School, an independent school in Edinburgh, and I was there until I was 17.

I am not a fan of Facebook or Twitter. They both allow too much information to be available and they make privacy a thing of the past.

Forget quantitative easing - I've always thought the idea of injecting virtual money into the system is an accident waiting to happen.

The brilliant thing about 'Blue Peter' is the variety of the stuff you do and the experiences that you have, just amazing experiences.

At barbecues, people just like to eat a lot of meat; it's extraordinary. They eat far more than they normally would at a dinner party.

How do I tone my bingo wings?' is one of the most commonly asked questions that strikes fear and dread into a personal trainer's heart.

Personally, I hope that we British continue to criticise America - just as I hope Americans will criticise us. That is what friends do.

I've never wanted to be on television for the sake of it, I suppose because I'm not one of life's natural presenters; I'm not an actor.

The great thing about training/exercise is it is non-bias. It changes from person to person, but everyone can still enjoy the benefits.

In a 24/7 landscape of rolling news, social media, phone alerts and notifications it's all too easy to feel numbed by all the shouting.

You're an example as a kids' presenter, so there is a responsibility there. But they got lucky with me - I'm not into heavy nights out.

I was elated when I found out my first novel, 'Leaving Patrick,' about a woman who walks out on her husband, was going to be published.

I never dreamed when I was competing at The Championships that I would one day be interviewing the winners on Centre Court for the BBC.

I always see gardening as escape, as peace really. If you are angry or troubled, nothing provides the same solace as nurturing the soil.

I won't eat something which is high in calories and not particularly wonderful, because that's just not worth it, you feel guilty after.

Billie-Jean King used to take me out on court and say that she just wanted to watch my forehand. You can't get greater praise than that.

West Wittering in Chichester is perfect for a short break and if I've got longer, Devon and Cornwall are my favourites places in Britain.

Gardening is seen as a pastime that is almost like belonging to the Church of England - a sign of maturity and wisdom and right thinking.

It sounds boring, but anything is easy to start-starting a novel, starting a business ... it's keeping the thing going that is difficult.

You've got to be able to go 100 miles per hour in the ring, out of the ring, partying, and you've still got to make all your commitments.

Sometimes - and I don't mean it disrespectfully - the easiest people to work in the wrestling business are the people in the locker room.

A lot of the problems in society nowadays are down to diet and lifestyle - be that obesity, diabetes, asthma caused by smoking or drinking.

Phew am exhausted. Just read about something called "the offside rule". Too much for my tiny brain. Must be damaged from nail polish fumes.

I was quite creative at school, and was also interested in fashion, but I was shy - I'm still not the loudest of people, believe it or not.

The most important thing is to teach children to cook at schools. And not only to cook but to understand about where their food comes from.

I don't consider myself a great multitasker, so I try to do one thing at a time, even though there were opportunities when I was wrestling.

I was awful at science at school, as a subject, because I didn't have the discipline. But, I was awful at music, as well, and I loved music.

I really feel it when I can't get to the gym for a few weeks. I like to run on a treadmill in the gym so I can keep track of what I'm doing.

When we were kids, if somebody said, 'What did you watch last night?' you would have said, 'BBC Two,' but now they'll just say, 'My mobile.'

The biggest reason people don't do things is knowledge. Many people don't go to the gym because they don't know what the heck they're doing.

I was quite creative at school, and was also interested in fashion , but I was shy - I'm still not the loudest of people, believe it or not.

I'd been brought up in a society which didn't talk about sex, food, money, religion or politics. Those things were all deemed slightly rude.

What used to be called 'good manners' is now regarded as mere affectation. Open a door for a young woman, and she's likely to call security.

The thing I love most about going to the Rocky Mountain National Park is that mobile phones don't work, and there's no electricity and no TV.

We undervalue food in this country, yet Britain has beautiful food and beautiful growing conditions. It is astonishing the range we can grow.

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