My mum always felt that women deserved as much as men, and should have as much power, so I suppose I opted to go into a very male-dominated arena to ….

Having done a normal job for 10 years, as a psychiatric nurse dealing with emergencies, I know what terrible, hopeless lives some people have. So in ….

I read that book Fat is a Feminist issue, got a bit desperate halfway through and ate it..

I took my husband to the hospital yesterday to have 17 stitches out - that'll teach him to buy me a sewing kit for my birthday..

I cannot abide anyone treating another human being like a piece of dirt, whatever the context..

An overweight guy went to the doctor who advised him to try a keep fit DVD. But the guy said he couldn't be bothered. “Well” suggested the doctor, “t….

Some men are deeply likable but have attitudes I don't like. Does that mean I should completely dismiss them? It's like saying: if someone votes Tory….

When I was at school you got an overall general education, on many things, even just basic facts..

I have big friends who won't go swimming because they're too embarrassed about it. I feel that's such a shame, because actually people should be enco….

I tend to think the world is a bit of a miserable place, so anyone who can add to people's optimistic, cheerful side is doing a good job, which is wh….

Men are fantastic - as a concept..

I went on the pill when I was 16, put on four stone... so that proved to be a very effective contraceptive..

I must be an anorexic because an anorexic looks in the mirror and sees a fat person..

You know it's time for a New Year's resolution to lose weight when you step on a talking scale and it says, "One at a time, please..

My doctor told me I should get out of breath three times a week, so I took up smoking..

The way to a man's heart is through his hanky pocket with a breadknife..

When I got married, the Sun ran the headline: "Here comes the bride, all fat and wide." Luckily, it was a few days after the wedding - but it was sti….

British ferries have stopped transporting live animals to the Continent. This has made it very difficult for England fans to get to Away matches..

I never think, 'Where am I going to be in a year's time?' That seems to be a sure way of missing the fact that you might be quite happy now..

When I was a nurse my favourite assignment was the anorexic ward. I sometimes ate as many as seventeen dinners.

I have two brothers and we basically spent our lives playing in the woods, falling in ponds, getting chased by wasps and riding donkeys that we shoul….