I'm Not Dead And I Don't Have

I Just Thought I‘d Never Look Good In What Everybody Else Wore. So There’s No Point Trying. You Just Have To Do What Suits You, And It Doesn’t Matter If You Don’t Look Like Everybody Else. Be You. That’s Our Gift And We’ve Got To Celebrate That, But It Does Take Ages. I Was Wracked With Self-doubt For Years. I Get Spasms Of It Even Now – I’m Not Indelibly Self-confident.

People Have Lots Of Misconceptions About Me. My Mum, Who Is Half French And Half Spanish, Gets Outraged When I'm Called Quintessentially English. I Owe My Looks To My Mum-which Was 90 Percent Of Getting My First Job. And, Some People Would Argue, 90 Percent Of My Entire Career.

Why Do You Put Your Self Esteem In The Hands Of Complete Strangers?

I Always Feel Better After A Good Scream.

It Feels Like A Rash. It Suddenly Seems Like I've Got A Contagion Of Diseases, I Mean Awards. But It's Nice, It's A Nice Feeling. It's So Weird, Because I'm Only 46. A Lifetime Achievement Award... It Feels Like 'i'm Not Over Yet'. I Hope They're Not Trying To Say It's Time To Stop. I'm Only Just Getting The Gist Of It.