My father had his own business, a clothing store, which he inherited from his father. He travelled abroad frequently and was quite extravagant, so we had skiing holidays and summer holidays on the beach.
As for the stage fright, it never goes away. When I'm waiting in the wings to go on, it's agony every single time but I stay focused and I know that once I'm on stage it'll be fine; I'll be in my happy little bubble.
I used to smoke cigarettes, ten a day, but gave up when I was 28. Now my vice is several cups of coffee a day, which isn't great if you're prone to weak bones as I am, as caffeine can leach calcium.
I was never particularly wild, just very busy and often didn't think about what I was putting into my body. Today things are very different. I stopped smoking in my late 30s; I avoid wheat and gluten as this makes me feel bloated and sluggish; exercise regularly and bounce out of bed.
I would teach U.K. parents how to stop their children throwing litter. London is a beautiful city but its streets are disgusting.
I tried the Atkins diet in the Seventies when pregnant with my son, as I didn't want to pile on the pounds. Now, so long as I'm healthy, I don't care what my scales say.
I met Peter Sellers when I was 21 and we got married ten days later. He was not right mentally, but I hung in there for four years before I left.
Little bitty bags are completely impractical - I like big slouchy bags because they have to be comfortable for my lovely wee Chihuahua Tequila, who comes everywhere with me. I'm devoted to him, now my kids have long since flown the nest.
I would make a poor vegetarian because I adore meat.
I spend hours mowing the lawn in absolutely straight lines on my tractor. If it's not right, I do it again.
There are so many young women who throw their talent away.
The ideal man doesn't exist. A husband is easier to find.
George Hamilton is one of the funniest men I have ever known.
I'd been a housewife and mother to our son Thomas Jefferson, and I was looking for a new career. So when my agent called and said a producer named Paul Elliott from E&B productions, the biggest panto company in the country at the time, wanted to meet me I agreed.
Think of your pension and start saving. Like my father, I have been a spendthrift, and I regret that.
I never really learned the value of money. My father didn't spoil me, but I think my grandparents did.
I was so beautiful but I didn't realise it for years. I saw pictures of myself and even I was stunned.
I will do my best to entertain. That's what I am: an entertainer.
I don't sleep with happily married men.
The idea of doing theatre always terrified me because I get terrible stage fright. In the early 1970s I was offered a panto but the thought of going on stage was just too mortifying.
