North West News - The 60 Second Interview - Why I will never marry

How are you?
Sorry I'm late. I'm really hung-over. I went to a party last night. I don't really go to those celebrity things very often - I find it quite daunting.

I hear you're remodelling yourself as the new Barry Norman. You've got some work to do on your hairstyle.
I'd love to be the new Barry Norman. I love movies. I've just got myself three videos to watch while I nurse my hangover. The Ratcatcher, Metroland and The Talented Mr Ripley.

Do you enjoy your own company?
I've just been on holiday on my own for two weeks. I went to Cyprus. I stayed at a health-type resort, met loads of brilliant people and had an absolute riot. Just what I needed.

Do you sunbathe topless?
I'll still go topless. The possibility that someone might take my picture doesn't bother me in the slightest. Nobody's ever dictated to me before and I'm not going to let it start now.

Would you take your clothes off again for the camera?
I've done it now, I'm bored. It would be fun to do some clothed pictures that were a bit different.

Which Big Breakfast presenter would you most like to be stuck in a lift with?
I only know the ones I worked with: Johnny Vaughan, Liza Tarbuck and Richard Bacon. I'd most like to be stuck in a lift with Liza because she's very, very funny and very intelligent. She could just talk, I'd listen.

What are you like first thing in the morning?
I'm extraordinarily, annoyingly happy. Really wide awake and I always put the Foo Fighters on first thing, whatever time it is. I'm completely addicted to them. I'm going to see them at Reading. I'll also see Rage Against The Machine and just have a mad, thrashy weekend. No, we're not going to stay in a tent. My agent's booked a hotel.

How well do you sleep?
I'm a sporadic sleeper. Sometimes I fall asleep quite early then wake up at lam and can't get back to sleep. The work and the travel, with all the time changes, takes a lot out of you.

Do you exercise?
Every day. Today I was too hung-over but usually I'll do an hour or so. I go to the Sanderson Hotel gym. I enjoy it. It clears your head in the morning, blows off the cobwebs.

What films have you watched lots of times?
The King Of Comedy, Wild At Heart, Scarface, Happiness ... and Star Wars I've seen so many times I can't count.

You've got some acting coming up, haven't you?
Next spring, I'm doing a movie called The Great Bear. Acting is completely different to presenting. I did a short film that premiered in Soho a couple of months back and that was brilliant. I didn't know how I'd cope when I saw myself on a proper cinema screen and I was a bit freaked out. My head just looked massive.

Does being on screen make you worry about your appearance?
Yeah, you sort of look after yourself but I never really watch anything I've been in. I don't watch telly very much.

What sort of acting would you like to do?
I'd like to do some dark comedy - something like Fargo. Or I'd like to play Vincent Gallo's girlfriend in Buffalo '66. I'd like a quirky character.

How different is your screen persona to your real self?
I have to wear brighter clothes and be a bit more bubbly but that's it. At home, I schlep around in black all the time.

What would your dream job be?
Running a bar in the Maldives. I'm a brilliant bartender. I love it. I worked in a bar in Edinburgh and I help out round the corner here in London sometimes if I get bored. I can pull a good pint. I just drink champagne or wine, though.

How much can you drink?
Three or four glasses before I know I'll get a headache, I reckon. I'm not that big.

Why don't you believe in marriage?
Just don't. Don't go to church and don't believe in marriage. If you fall in love, then great, but there's no point getting married if you don't go to church. I don't believe in proving things like that. If two people love each other there's no need to sign anything.