I use a stylist, which wasn't something I imagined I'd ever do, because I like shopping, but because we prerecord 'Countdown,' I don't want to wear something that everyone has from the high street by the time the programme goes out.

God, I don't think of myself as gorgeous at all!

There's no such thing as a 'maths brain.' Anyone can be numerate; it's just a matter of confidence. There are so many opportunities to improve your skills during everyday life, doing even a little a day can make maths feel more familiar and less scary.

When I was little, I carried a book of times tables around everywhere and always tried to get the best score. I like the fact that you don't need any tools, only your head. I also enjoy rules and, with maths, you are either right or wrong.

People have got their opinions, and you can't please everyone.

The brain is muscle. If you don't exercise it, it will get slow.

I was on 'Strictly' because I was getting stage fright. I was taught that I had to imagine what a good outcome would be and be happy with it.

I was with my ex-husband for eight or nine years, and we became good friends. I met him at university, and our relationship ended. We are still good friends.

I would just like to learn to control my limbs.

My parents encourage me to save, but I do buy the odd thing that I wouldn't tell them about.

I take vitamin C and zinc every day to keep colds at bay. I also take calcium tablets to supplement my lack of dairy, and d-mannose, a cranberry extract thought to be good for women's health.

I never Google myself because that way madness lies.

People can underestimate you when you're blonde and from Essex, but it's easy to shut that down. I used to get dumb blonde jokes when I was 18, but when I replied that I was studying maths at Oxford, it usually shut them up.

In school productions, I was always villager No. 7. I was never at the front of the stage dancing and never had any lines.

I have had a problem with food intolerance since I was eight.

Maths is like a ladder - if you miss the first few rungs, you can't jump up, so start with the basics.

I've always been clumsy, the one who knocks glasses over.

I'm very excited to be joining the 'Gadget Show' family. I'm always keen to try out new gadgets, so it's going to be brilliant to be able to get my hands on the latest models and test them on behalf of the viewers.

I'm a massive football fan, so when Ladbrokes approached me and asked me to take a look at the statistics, I jumped at the chance.

The me on '8 Out Of 10 Cats' is the side I'd show to my mates.

Before 'Countdown,' I'd never even met anyone who was on TV.

A review of maths teaching is a great thing, but it's a complex issue, and often the damage is done in the very early years of education.

Digital exclusion is a difficult issue for families across the whole of the U.K., including my own. I love seeing my nan, but with such a busy schedule and a long distance between us, I don't get to see her nearly as often as I would like.

I never would've thought of going on 'Strictly,' I mean, I went on because it's my mum's favourite programme in the world.

To get a job in TV is just amazing.

I don't want girls to aspire to being famous for the sake of being famous.

I didn't realise until I did CBT that I was a perfectionist. Whenever you do anything, there are always going to be things that go wrong, it's never going to be 100 per cent perfect. Because of how I was, I'd focus on those bits and always see the negative in anything.

CBT really helped me, and I would recommend it to anyone.

I like a challenge. I like doing things that scare me.

In TV, you get so many different opportunities, and especially, you get to try something different you don't get to do as a normal person, then great.

Even though you picture Russians as stoic, their language is really poetic.

Maths is the language of science.

I'm not into bags, so I don't pay a lot for them; I get them from H&M and Topshop.

I am lucky because I often get my makeup done by professionals, and they always try new ideas; I'll attempt to vaguely recreate what they've done.

I'd happily describe myself as a TV presenter now.

If I find a dress I really like and it happens to be a bit short, I'm not going to lose any sleep over it. The thing about going to Oxford is it does give you the confidence to be how you want to be.

When you're out shopping, try to calculate the discount of something in the sales, or work out how much a bill in a restaurant will come to. Your brain is just like any other muscle - you have to train it to make it work faster.

I'm the sort of person who has to learn something properly before I show anyone.

When I see myself on screen, I don't even feel like it's me - it's like it's a completely different person.

My biggest vice? Vegan cupcakes, which are delicious.

I love that once you know the basic rules of maths, you can do whatever you want with it.

Maths is like learning a language: you need to learn the basics to get going, but a lot of adults go into blind panic about numbers and switch off.

Some of the words that pop up on the show have had terrible connotations. But that's the beauty of 'Countdown.'

You can have your opinions, and you can share them with your friends, but why would you go online to tell a stranger something random about their appearance? I don't get that.

I have never been graceful, never been elegant.

I'm really lucky to be in the TV industry and to have a regular yearly contract. That gives me security.

Without 'Countdown,' I'd probably still be a data analyst in London.

More than other subjects, there's a myth that you have to be an absolute genius to be good at maths and to enjoy it, so I think it's less accessible for people. Even the word 'maths' makes people screw their face up. They do the maths face.

There's an ingrained mentality in our culture that women aren't as good. Other places, it doesn't exist.

I'd love to present a popular science programme because it's something I feel very passionate about.