Making my mum proud.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 August 2023 source ↗
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What do you consider your greatest achievement?
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People told us Eurovision was like a poisoned chalice – to have been part of an amazing team that worked on changing the attitudes around that is really cool.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 August 2023 source ↗
Being loved by my family and friends despite my personality.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 December 2023 source ↗
Persevering with a career that was predicted to last six months and still being here four decades later.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 March 2024 source ↗
Having a family and still loving each other.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 April 2024 source ↗
That I am still creative.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 April 2024 source ↗
Marina Abramović
Performance artist
That performance art has become a part of mainstream art.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 October 2024 source ↗
A successful marriage, my third.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 February 2025 source ↗
Working on myself. I’m a work in progress to the end.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 February 2025 source ↗
Learning to get back up.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 March 2025 source ↗
Being married for 17 years and having two amazing children.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 April 2025 source ↗
Watching all of Fellini’s movies one summer.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 May 2025 source ↗
Haven’t done it yet.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 May 2025 source ↗
Being delusional and dreaming big.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 June 2025 source ↗
My daughters and granddaughters.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 June 2025 source ↗
Having three great daughters, having been on the radio for nearly 50 years and not being dead.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 August 2025 source ↗
In the Pet Shop Boys song Being Boring they’ve a great line that says “I never dreamed that I would get to be the creature that I always meant to be”. And I feel I am, so that’s great.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 November 2025 source ↗
Strictly. I went into it thinking I would last two weeks!
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 November 2025 source ↗
Turning my life around. Seeing the level of criminality I was involved with, and coming to the realisation that it was not the life that I should be leading.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 December 2025 source ↗
Being a parent.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 February 2026 source ↗
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