Quotes from Holly Willoughby

There was a time where I wouldn't go out of the house without at least putting mascara on.

No two births are the same and no two babies are the same, as I found out.

I love cooking and having people over and it means you don't have to get a babysitter.

The biggest misconception about me is that people seem to think that I want it all and that I had it all, and I walked away from having it all. That was never part of it. I never wanted it all.

My friends were amazed that I became a TV presenter. I was not a big talker at school - I never liked people seeing my braces, so I walked around with my sleeves pulled over my hands and my hands over my mouth in case anybody saw me smiling.

I'm a big fan of John Nettles.

A good work-life balance is, for me, the most important thing - and the biggest challenge I have.

I can't stand the assumption that I'm blonde and a bit stupid.

Take a picture of you in a mirror or/and get somebody to take a photo of you and look back at it, it's quite a good way to figure out what suits you and looks good.

I love an elasticated waistband on holiday. I look like the before photo of a makeover. I don't care and no one can see me.

I Iike listening to people talking. I'm really interested in people's lives and what makes us work, what makes us weak, at times, and things that can make us stronger.

I love everything about food; if you took it away you would be depriving me of one of my greatest pleasures. I love the whole process of it - buying it, cooking it, eating it, talking about it, talking over it.

I always notice a difference in my skin when I drink lots of water and, of course, get plenty of sleep!

I love Diet Coke, I drink Diet Coke... What girl doesn't like to have a Diet Coke?

I mean, something has to give. You can have it all at work, you can have it all at home, but you can't have it all completely combined.

I love listening to old 'Desert Island Discs' - I just sit there, switch my head off, and just have that moment.

I do spend quite a bit on shoes, I've a pair of Swarovski crystal Louboutin shoes, I can never wear them but they look amazing.

I know how to dress my figure, so I stay looking good by wearing the right clothes.

I'd fantasised about being married since I was a little girl and dressed up in my mum's wedding dress.

I think the fact that we don't usually see 'normal' sized women on television has something to do with the reaction I had. I am quite tall - I am 5ft 8in and a definite size 12 - but you know this whole debate about my revealing too much flesh on TV has been blown out of proportion.

Everybody thinks I wear fake tan but I hate fake tan! Never been able to get on with it. I'm always linked to different fake tan brands and it's nonsense because I've probably had three fake tans in my life.

I never wear any makeup over the weekend, unless I'm going to a wedding!

You wouldn't expect it to look at him, but in a life-threatening situation you should always turn to Phillip Schofield. On a desert island he would be perfect. Phil is very practical and would build you an amazing shack as well as keep you entertained with all his hundreds of stories.

I'm a television presenter, television is my first love.