As a child: Painfully shy.
First job: A butcher! I’m now vegetarian.
Rule for life: Give thanks for every little thing and focus on what you want, not on what you don’t want.
Stupidest trend: Smoking. I stopped eight years ago.
Happiest moment: As a child: realizing that I didn’t have to like football. As an adult: the birth of each of my kids.
Last thing that made me stop and think: Japan’s recent earthquake.
Can’t live without: Potatoes.
Hum this tune in the shower: The “Neighbours” theme song.
People always assume I’m: Clever.
But I’m really: Not clever.
Best gig I have ever been to: Muse at Glastonbury Festival with my daughter Nadia.
Last lie: To the girl at the Ryan Air counter.Told her I didn’t have my boarding pass because there was a fault online (really I’d forgotten to bring it). She didn’t believe me and charged me £40.
Most inspirational person: Dalai Lama.
Most annoying thing I have to encounter everyday: Dishwashing.
Would like to be remembered as: Someone who tried.
In 20 years: I’ll remember these days with happiness.