Quotes from Tess Daly

One minute you're invited to Puff Daddy's party, the next you're at a bash with Donald Trump, Kevin Costner and all these movie stars. Sometimes you had to pinch yourself and ask, what's a girl from the Peak District doing here?'

A microphone pack once fell down my knickers and nearly pulled my pants down.

I don't want to pump myself full of collagen. That's not what I'm about.

We try not to flaunt our family too much. I know it works for some people, but while our children are small I want them to grow up quietly and normally.

I had people telling me I was too big then telling me I was too thin - sometimes the same people. I learned that you couldn't win, so you can't change yourself to fit someone else's view of you.

I'm in my fifties now. That's still a shock when I say it out loud, because I don't feel any different to when I was in my thirties.

YouTubers are the rock stars to this generation - the kids just love them, that's who they watch.

A lot of people always ask me about what life is like. Yes, it's glamorous, it's glitzy, but there is a lot more goes on than that glitz and glamour you see in a photograph or on a red carpet.

Some of my friends laugh at me and tell me I'm far too working-class about my childcare, but I refuse to have a nanny.

I haven't tried my favorite dance - the Argentine tango - with Vernon yet. I'm sure there would be a lot of toe stamping going on!

If I eat refined carbs or foods that have the potential to bloat, I notice the baby pouch again.

With my physical self I refuse to beat myself up about things I can't change.

I love those moments - the homework, the school run, when I get to chat to other mums. That's real life.

Before I got into television, I was working in New York. I interviewed a few people there, wrote a few articles for a fashion magazine out there called Paper' - which I hugely admired.

I'm a touchy-feely person so I can't bear not hugging. It makes me want to cry.

I had a humble childhood, but it was full of love.

I worry about everyone - about old people, people who haven't been able to see their families, about the economy and our children's futures. The worries are endless.

I did want to tone up my arms. Mine have always been lean but I've never had any muscle tone with it because I never exercised.

We've got a little trampoline at home outside, and that's great for getting your lymphatic system moving and for your circulation.

I do yoga and Pilates, but I'm not militant about it.

I do yoga most mornings first thing when I have a little bit of time to myself, before the kids get up.

When I do yoga, I feel like I'm kind of coming home to myself.

If I do take the time to do yoga, even just ten minutes in the morning or last thing at night before bed, I feel better.

Being northern, my girls are big Yorkshire pudding fans and they have gravy with everything.