“Originally a promoter came and asked if I fancied doing a few student ...” — Chesney Hawkes Quote

“Originally a promoter came and asked if I fancied doing a few student gigs. I was a little nervous. I thought they wouldn't know who I was and, worse still, not care. The first gig was in Lincoln. It sold out. I had knickers thrown on stage and people were chanting my name. I can't remember having a reaction like that - even in '91.”

“I ripped all the cartilage out of my hip in a water ski jumping accident. I am a bit accident prone.”

“Nostalgia is an amazing thing.”

“I got into MMA because of my Mum. She asked me to go to the gym instead of hanging out on the street with my friends, so I went to the gym, fell in love with the sport, and have been at the gym ever since.”

“Just like my straight friends, I am repeatedly asked when I plan to have kids, and have been told many times, by various branches of my bloodline, that 'even lesbians can have babies these days.'”

“When my younger son was 13 years old, he asked me to read 'Swallows and Amazons' to him while he made models. He liked it so much that I ended up reading all thirteen of Ransome's books, including the ones that I missed out on. This led my son to 'Treasure Island,' 'Robinson Crusoe' and 'Coral Island.'”