I want to be taken seriously: I can cook, I do have qualifications, OK, I do make mistakes, but I want to show that on camera. I'm not perfect. I'm someone who works hard, who is serious about what they're doing. It's substance over style.

I love a waffle but adding the sweet nutty flavour of the butternut squash makes the waffles so much more flavoursome.

I hate eating food on camera - I always cringe afterwards!

My mum still needs all her pots and pans, so she's not giving me any of hers yet.

I vividly remember throwing a bowl of porridge at my husband Rayne once when he defended the children instead of me - the patch on the ceiling stayed for years.

I try to spend most weekends in the Cotswolds, having fun.

I've baked more cakes since I've been on 'Bake Off' than I have in my life.

I'm quite lazy. I don't want to learn a new subject like shipbuilding.

I'm not saying I'm proud of the fact I had a long affair with a married man, but it did help my business. By the time I married and had children I had the business under my belt.

I believe in good, honest food. That's always been my ethos.

I was an intellectual groupie. Still am.

If I am tanned, I feel a million times better.

I love writing fiction and can do it anywhere - I once even missed a flight because I was so engrossed.

Hua Hin is Thailand's royal beach resort and home to the king's summer palace. The local food is fantastic, the weather is beautiful, everything's cheap and the Thai people are so friendly and warm.

Nobody should eat too much cake.

I do think it is the responsibility of parents to feed their children properly.

I have strong hair, so if I've had a good haircut, I can wash my hair in the bath and not worry about it.

I came through the Sixties so I was perfectly aware of drug-taking but I came from South Africa and we were brought up in quite an old-fashioned way. If I went to a rave or a party, I'd be behind the barbecue flipping the burgers. I wasn't out there partying.

I would have my last meal at my home in Oxfordshire.

If I'm going to do something, I'll do it properly or not at all.

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.

My grandchildren love cooking, and it doesn't have to be sweet things.

I think the most important thing in the whole world is love and relationships, and if you don't have them it's quite bad.

For me the best food in the world is New British. It's quite classical cooking with really simple but good-quality ingredients. I also like top-end restaurants and pub grub done well.