Quotes

[on her OBE] I consider myself very lucky to be able to help some amazing charities who really make a difference, but I am only a very, very small part of what they achieve.

I've never interviewed David Bowie and I don't think I could. I would just be too hyper! And I still get really excited about all the Eighties bands that come on the show. A lot of my team are a good bit younger than me, and they don't understand why I'm going "Oh my God, it's Spandau Ballet!" I'm, like, "You're kids, you know nothing!"

I was beside myself when I interviewed Oprah (Oprah Winfrey). I was really hoping, "Please, please be this amazing, inspirational woman", and she was. I was so happy.

I think I've got the best job on TV - it covers everything from the latest on the crisis in Syria to Kim Kardashian's (Kim Kardashian) bottom!

When I first started out, even on TV-am (Good Morning Britain (1983)), we didn't have the internet or mobile phones. When we did a story it would probably be the first time you'd see it on air, because you didn't have 24-hour rolling news.

[on Jason Derulo] One of my all time favourites.

Elton [Elton John], he's the godmother to the stars, he knows everything about everybody.

It does seem really weird that when I was alive it was illegal to be a gay man. It's crazy and again we have come a long, long way but still a way to go.

We need a little bit more kindness in the world and a little bit more acceptance and understanding.

[on LGBT issues] Now we're in a much better place, much more accepting place, as we should be.

I'm glad I didn't grow up with all the social media and everything, I really am, I don't know if I would have survived it.

Doctor Who (2005) is a girl now. Hurrah. And about time too.

I do love a bit of Stormzy. Oh, wonderful.

I really am a gay man trapped in a woman's body.