The nicest thing about coming of age is that I can do whatever I like.

I had to do the book because there was an unauthorised biography which didn’t tell it like it was.

But reality television is here to stay.

The difference with me is that I did inhale.

I?m a sacred cow.

Well it has been very exciting and very changing as well. Celebrating the 40th year and having the album out and the Channel 4 documentary and I resigned from Blind Date.

Nothing is a career move. Everything I’ve done this year has so not been a career move.

I love Simon Cowell, he’s a dear friend.

I humbly apologise for reality Television.

I didn’t think before that I’d done enough to justify publishing an autobiography but after 40 years in show business I’m now ready to tell my story.

The best advice he gave me was to carry on. It would have been difficult to set foot back inside a TV studio if I hadn’t carried on – I don’t know if I would...

I did smoke a joint once but I did not enjoy it.

It was an unknown thing, a lot of people had very bad trips and I like to be in control.

I never did acid, I am just so high anyway.