But I do think that women who spend all their lives on a diet probably have a miserable sex life: if your body is the enemy, how can you relax and ta… - Nigella Lawson

I don't take criticisms personally, which must be very annoying for people who mean them personally.

It's like I can never watch myself on TV unless I have to do some editing before a show comes out. It's like hearing your voice back on a tape recorder and I'm sure you know how horrible that is. I always look for the worst things in myself - criticising my hair and stuff. I'm very self-conscious about it all.

Sometimes I think food preoccupies me too much. [...] The only thing that keeps me going at the theatre is thinking about what I'll eat afterwards, although now I bring sandwiches because I can't bear it