Quotes from Mel Giedroyc

My problem with present buying is usually lack of time. Not because I'm super-busy, I'm just super-lazy. I leave everything to the last minute and end up running up and down the high street on Christmas Eve like a crazed baboon.

We human beings are very dark, strange things.

The Bake Off' taps into nostalgic feelings about your mum baking in the kitchen. It's a big ruddy comfort blanket, and you get attached to the bakers. It also genuinely has a good heart.

We have our detractors. If we didn't, that would be weird. That would make me feel, 'Oh God, we must be really bland.' You have to have detractors.

I feel very lucky. 'Bake Off' has opened more doors for me. I was so delighted to get the job.

You can do a lot worse than spend an hour a week singing. We should prescribe choirs on the NHS for anxiety and stress.

Comedy can become quite addictive actually.

I wish I could play electric guitar.

People can now get to see anything they want, in any shape or form, anywhere, on laptop, iPad or 'phone. What's not controllable, though, is the live element. So there's still a real thrill for TV viewers in watching actors pulling it all together and performing live, and a real challenge for the actors.

Believe me, you don't want to play to an audience of seven in a village hall in Cumbernauld.

Any donation does make a difference. Getting involved is what makes BBC Children in Need so moving.