I haven't taken the million pounds to write a book on my experiences But the last few years have certainly made me more careful I've certainly changed the way I judge men. I have voted in the past, but I don't want to tell you who I voted for. I tend to get fired up by single issues like MMR and obesity.Is being in the public eye good for your wellbeing? Tim Stevens, by e-mailNo, I have had to draw on all my resources. When I open a newspaper and see myself compared to people like the Vanity Fair heroine Becky Sharp, I do find it difficult I'm a sensitive creature Articles like that just make you want to go to sleep There have been times when I've been very depressed. I went from being Little Miss Bendy to being a wallowing, red-faced, smelly, fat, pain-racked woman. But I've not changed anything in my life and I think that's helped me My day job is the same I haven't gone on reality TV shows I haven't done what people thought I would do.

And individual politicians need to take responsibility for their health and wellbeing. It's no use being scared of going to the doctor for a check-up because you're a politician in the public eye. The prime minister should only serve for a maximum of eight years as in the United States. And before MPs enter Parliament, they should all have a medical.Do you consider yourself beautiful?Pippa Woods, LondonNo I consider myself attractive with really nice skin I've made the best of myself I was incredibly self-conscious for my first 25 years I had a real problem with my face. I think that probably came from the time I was a very geeky 13-year-old and I said to my father that I wanted to be a model. He said, "Well, I guess some of the ugliest girls have made the best models."Do you have any political leanings? Karen Eccles, ManchesterI have never found one party or one religion which has all the answers Each offers you something that makes sense. If you met my mother, you'd just burst out laughing at those allegations.What common wardrobe error do most British women make? Julia Benn, by e-mailWearing too much black.

It just doesn't suit some people.Which British politician, past or present, would you most like to turn your professional attentions to? Johnny Smith, BoltonAll of them. The extraordinary thing about politics is that there is no proper training for people going into it The whole system needs to change. They have said some extraordinary things - mainly because Peter Foster has been such a fuckhead - for example, that she talks to the dead. She doesn't, otherwise I would have had something to say to my father through her, but I never got the opportunity. The process of coming back from that is how I developed my ideas on health, fitness and wellbeing It took me three-and-a-half years to turn the corner. I couldn't have paid for that experience.What's the last thing I should do at night to make sure I wake up feeling refreshed?Georgina Henry, EastbourneImmerse yourself in water, preferably in a bath, even if it's just for five minutes. Having a bath allows the day - and all the chemicals that have grabbed on to you - to be washed away.Does it hurt you when people are unpleasant to you just because they want to attack people you are associated with?Sue Reed, by e-mailYes, I'd be a liar if I said it didn't.

But what's hurt me most is what the press has done to my mother, Sylvia. I got acne, candida and could barely move from the waist down. Because shares and bonds are prone to bear markets where investors can lose a large chunk of their money, investors ought to put at least a little into hedge funds, which are focused at all times on making absolute returns. But time is running out for those unhappy with this latest challenge. The final countdown is under way to 23 January, when the proposed £21.3m sale will be put to the vote.

If more than three-quarters of members back the deal, some florists are scared of the new corporate beast that the sale will unleash.Despite the promise of a secret ballot, many florists are reluctant to speak out against the deal. They worry that their hostility could cost them Interflora business - business that can spell the difference between make or break for struggling flower-shop owners. Many rely on the orders they get from Interflora HQ to keep their shops afloat. And ill-chosen words could certainly cost rebels their Interflora membership: the board is free to expel those it deems troublemakers.The drama started 16 months ago when Steve Richards, a former Manchester United executive, was installed to drag the business into the 21st century. Interflora's quest for growth is stymied by its status as a company limited by guarantee. This prohibits it from borrowing money and means if it goes bust, its only security is a pledge from each member to cough up one shilling (as decreed in its by-laws). Members run their own shops but pay a subscription fee to fund the mutually owned body, based in Sleaford, Lincs, which manages the central ordering process.