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As a small child, me and my pals fantasised about one day owning an ice-cream van. To have ice creams on demand would have been a dream come true.


When I was at primary school, we had this theory that if you ate an egg, it meant you'd get pregnant and give birth to a chicken or another egg. It was something we dared together. I avoided eggs for years, but now they're my favourite food.


I've enjoyed many camping holidays with my sister and her children, but we're pretty posh campers.


I'm too diplomatic. I tend to edit my mind before I speak - it can be incredibly draining.


I'm like a tourist when I'm in London.


I take my mentoring responsibilities very seriously.


For my last meal, I'd want an Irish breakfast with soda bread and one of my dad's omelettes with three or four eggs.


As a child I wanted to be a ballerina, ice-cream van owner, wife of George Michael, a nun, and a music conductor.


I've been cycling ever since I was a kid. I remember taking my cycling proficiency test aged seven - I got to school at 7:30 A.M. to practise, I was so nervous. After that, I always cycled to school.


I worry about how accessible cosmetic surgery has become. Of course, if it has genuinely helped people, and their confidence has grown as a result; who am I to form an opinion?


How awful to be a perfect beauty! How confusing! God. Can you imagine?


I lead a very busy life and don't have a lot of time, so my skincare needs to be easy and portable.


It's not about hiding your imperfections on a shoot; it's about embracing them and being unapologetic about them.


It's a very intimate thing to invite someone into your home; there's a lot of trust involved.


I have two curiosity cabinets at home filled with finds from jumble sales, markets and my travels. My favourite piece is a voodoo mask from just outside Cape Town.


As I began to get a deeper understanding of the vital life-saving work Save the Children does, I felt compelled to help in any way I could. This is about safe-keeping, inspiring and empowering a future generation - to facilitate them to make their own lives a little bit better.


It's like recycling: selling old clothes to help make new ones.


I am concerned about ageism and the loss of beauty - the perception that as you grow older, you 'lose your looks,' which I think is diabolical.


I've been on both sides: the victim and the villain. I was the victimised model, and everything from my weight to my fertility was held up for discussion. And then I was the person that could garner some kind of positive outcome, by taking on the role of vice chairman of the British Fashion Council and becoming an activist of body image.


Caution is the key to safe cycling. I'm aware that cars are bigger than me, but I feel quite safe. I'm in control, liberated and free, when I'm on my bike.