"I think my father couldn't wait to get home to his wife, but I don't know if he was so keen on us children."
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"I'm not great on the florals. I think you've got to wear what you're happy in and that is fun but isn't mutton dressed up as lamb."
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"It is something you can't predict, and it is the huge sadness in your life, losing a child."
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"I am a bit of a mother hen at Christmas! I always prepare in advance. It is the only way; otherwise, it can be really daunting."
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"I usually wear only a bit of pink lippy, but for TV, they add a few extra lashes to brighten my eyes and some colour to my face, as without it, I look pale and uninteresting."
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"I'm just very grateful that the media has been so kind to me, because there's nothing unusual about me. I'm just a mum and a granny who is teaching cookery on TV. Basically, I'm very ordinary."
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"Before the start of each new series, I go shopping for my 'Bake Off' wardrobe. I've got increasingly confident with my look and now wear much more colour than I did at the start."
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"My bread and croissants wouldn't win a prize! I'm not an expert in yeast cookery."
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"Reluctant as I am to regard myself as a style icon, I would love to think I could inspire older women to make the most of themselves."