“My idea of hell is to sit with a pair of curling tongs or have my hair...” — Sue Perkins Quote

My idea of hell is to sit with a pair of curling tongs or have my hair blow-dried: I fidget like a 12-year-old boy.

People have tried to glam me up over the years, but it just doesn't work.

As an adult, the obsessive dynamics of self-employment meant it was impossible for me to take a break. What would happen if I disappeared for a week or two? I would be forgotten. Forever. A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity would, doubtless, present itself - and I would miss the chance to seize it.

I'd love to see Kate Bush, full stop.

I'm a big Hitchcock fan, and I love anything by Almodovar.

I have to have my curling tong with me at all times.

I'm actually so low maintenance when it comes to my hair. It's naturally stick-straight, but I do like to use a curling iron to give my locks some life.

There's nothing better than curling up with a good book and sitting in front of the fire on winter evenings.

My hairstylist taught me a trick for my hair. You section off your hair and put them up in these crazy little knots and then it looks like you curled your hair. It's saved me so much time 'cause on the road you don't have time or plugs to plug your curling iron in.

A part of me feels very Swiss: I follow Swiss sports - curling, for example - and I support Swiss teams. I love Roger Federer.