Quotes from Cat Deeley

Maybe I see myself with kids, given the right place and right moment, with the right person.

I hate birthdays. I hate birthday parties. I hate them. I don't know what it is, anybody's only got to come wafting near me with a piece of cake with a candle on and I break out in hives.

I am addicted to 'Vogue' magazines, be they French, British - I adore, adore, adore.

I don't shop because I need something, I just shop for shopping's sake.

Being famous hasn't changed my perception of myself - I've just grown up.

As long as you smile, have sparkly eyes and stick your shoulders back, nobody's going to notice your bum or your waist or your feet, for that matter.

I'd say to any woman, get out of that bad relationship that's turning you into a shell of your former self. Learn from it and get out. Then wait; enjoy yourself and your friends because, when what you want comes along, you'll spot it.

You are so much better off on your own than with the wrong person.

In Britain, it's almost as if we're ashamed of having ambition and drive.

Style is a very personal thing and women should develop their own individual look.

It's great to admire other people's fashion choices, but I don't think you should idolise anyone.

I used to say I wanted somebody funny and intelligent, but kindness is the most important quality in a man.

I've been out with men who have literally had an argument with the mirror because they couldn't get their hair right. When I was younger, I might have reassured him, but I can't do that anymore.

A girl's got to do what she's got to do to make somebody pay her a compliment. If that means moaning 'til the cows come home, then so be it.

I was sent to ballet classes when I was a little girl. I wasn't very good, but it's that thing where little girls always try ballet, or whatever.

Stylists aren't for me. I tried to use one when I first started working in the U.S., but I didn't click with anyone.

I'm a great swimmer, probably due to the size of my feet.

I can't lie... My face always gives me away. I'm also pathetically bad at poker!

I think that if you keep your eyes and your ears open and you are receptive to learning, there are skills you can get from any job at all.

I'm getting comfortable with West Coast style, which is more laid-back than British style.

I choose what to wear depending on how I feel and what I'm comfortable in. That's when you look your best.

I support British designers as much as I can.

I find great lighting and a squint of the eyes makes anyone look better.

You can do one of two things. You can bury you head in the sand and believe what everyone tells you - that you will always be that young, that thin and that fabulous. Or you can use all the things you have - talent, contacts, knowledge - and do something different.