“A girl's got to do what she's got to do to make somebody pay her a compliment. If that means moaning 'til the cows come home, then so be it.”

“All great reality shows have a very, very similar format. That's why it was so easy to parody.”

“As long as you smile, have sparkly eyes and stick your shoulders back, nobody's going to notice your bum or your waist or your feet, for that matter.”

“Being famous hasn't changed my perception of myself - I've just grown up.”

“Everybody has a bad hair day, but us girls still like to be told we look nice even if we don't feel like we do.”

“I am addicted to 'Vogue' magazines, be they French, British - I adore, adore, adore.”

“I can't dance at all by myself.”

“I can't lie... My face always gives me away. I'm also pathetically bad at poker!”

“I choose what to wear depending on how I feel and what I'm comfortable in. That's when you look your best.”

“I don't even own my own name on the internet - somebody else bought it.”

“I don't feel any pressure to lose weight - and in any case, if I didn't have my food I'd be a nasty piece of work and wouldn't be able to function.”

“I don't host a show and go, 'Have you got my best angle?'”

“I don't shop because I need something, I just shop for shopping's sake.”

“I enjoyed school, I was a bit of a square. I did very well in exams. I was quite lucky I was academic.”

“I find great lighting and a squint of the eyes makes anyone look better.”

“I hate birthdays. I hate birthday parties. I hate them. I don't know what it is, anybody's only got to come wafting near me with a piece of cake with a candle on and I break out in hives.”

“I hate last-minute shopping, it's always unsuccessful.”

“I have a Damien Hirst spot painting which I love. It has pride of place over my dining-room table.”

“I have the biggest hair in the world - and that's official!”

“I just don't crave junk food.”

“I love bold, colorful party dresses because they don't need accessories. Just throw one on and you're done.”

“I love people who are very honest and very open and don't pretend to be anything they're not.”

“I started off doing live TV, so I kind of learnt that if I get myself into trouble, I get myself out of it.”

“I support British designers as much as I can.”

“I think that if you keep your eyes and your ears open and you are receptive to learning, there are skills you can get from any job at all.”

“I understand how important hair is to a woman's self-esteem and confidence.”

“I was sent to ballet classes when I was a little girl. I wasn't very good, but it's that thing where little girls always try ballet, or whatever.”

“I wouldn't say pop stars hit on me - that's just stuff the papers make up.”

“I'll never stop appreciating how lucky I am.”

“I'm a great swimmer, probably due to the size of my feet.”

“I'm getting comfortable with West Coast style, which is more laid-back than British style.”

“I'm in an on-off relationship at the moment.”

“I'm just incredibly interested in people.”

“In Britain, it's almost as if we're ashamed of having ambition and drive.”

“It's great to admire other people's fashion choices, but I don't think you should idolise anyone.”

“Jewellery is a great way to take your look from day to night.”

“Listen, I would love to win an Emmy at some stage or another. I can't pretend not to.”

“Maybe I see myself with kids, given the right place and right moment, with the right person.”

“My friend made me a leather dress for the MTV awards. It gives you confidence, wearing something you love.”

“My house feels like a proper home. It's very relaxed with a hippyish vibe.”

“Never work with kids or animals.”

“Nothing gets you to mend your heart quicker than throwing yourself into work.”

“One thing for me that modeling definitely did was that you go to do a different job every day, and you are working with a completely new team of people. You have to learn how to talk to people and how to creatively achieve the same goals. I think it just hones your people skills.”

“Style is a very personal thing and women should develop their own individual look.”

“Stylists aren't for me. I tried to use one when I first started working in the U.S., but I didn't click with anyone.”

“Success is hard in general for most women. We now have such busy lives, and we're told we can do everything - you know, we can have the relationship and the marriage and the kids and the career.”

“The only time I ever look good dancing is if I'm next to my dad at a wedding.”

“The trouble is that as women we try to take care of everybody else before we take care of ourselves.”

“There are fit men everywhere, so I'm working my way through them, one at a time!”

“To have family behind you who love you more than words can say gives you so much confidence, because it allows you to go off and be who you want to be.”

“You are so much better off on your own than with the wrong person.”

“You've got to have a sense of humour about sex. When you look at it, it's all pretty ridiculous, isn't it?”