Quotes from Anthea Turner

Knowing that you're the one who's been rejected, God it makes you feel isolated. I defy anybody not to be a bit upset. I felt as though I'd walked into the house trailing all this baggage.

If everybody knows where everything is kept you can avoid wasting time looking for things.

Consider your house from an aesthetic point of view.

There's no getting away from it: you have to clean.

If you are a housewife, take pride in that.

It's cool to have a well run, comfortable and inviting home.

Run a home like you would a small business and treat it with the same seriousness.

I have made six big home moves in my life and I have never lost money on one I have lived in.

Storage is important. Whether it's cushions you only use outside in the summer, or blankets that only come out in the winter, you've always got to think of where to store them.

Rearranging furniture, adding some candles, or making even small tweaks can really make the difference.

The late 1990s were good to me. I was doing the Lottery, GMTV and I had a good contract with ITV. But I was working so hard, I never had time to celebrate. I never thought I was lucky.

It's cool to have a well run, comfortable and inviting home.

The first rule of management is delegation. Don't try and do everything yourself because you can't.

Run a home like you would a small business and treat it with the same seriousness.

If your fridge is full this Christmas, use nature's refrigerator - your car!

A proper family diary with everyone's events and parties in it really helps organise the household.