Harper’s Bazaar – 2011

First Record bought: ‘My Boy Lollipop’ by Millie Small.’

Book that changed your life: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.

Recurring dream: ‘Julie Christie Julie Christie Julie Christie…

USP: Tombstone features.

Tech must-have: iPad.

Most loved fairy tale: Pinocchio.

Favourite cliche: ‘All you need is love.’

Poem known by heart: ‘Inky Dinky Spider.’

Most overrated: Virtue.

Most underrated: Indulgence.

Would sing a duet with: Annie Lennox.

Which Mr Man are you: Mr Daydream.

Favourite film: The Godfather, Parts I and II.

Who would play you in a film: Boris Karloff.

Dream lunch date: Barbara Streissand.

Would appoint as culture secretary: Sir Nicholas Hytner.

Favourite destination: Swaziland.

Signature dance: Tango.

Brains or beauty: Nigella’s got both.

Money or sex: Don’t be daft.

Dylan or Hendrix: Jimi.

Maria or the Baroness: Maria.

Lennon or McCartney: Paul.

Optimist or pessimist: Optimist.

Style icon: Russell Brand.

Which artwork would you appear in: Tracey Emin’s My Bed.

Most envious of…: dolphins.

Favourite tipple: Watermelon juice.

Epitaph: ‘Chin chin.’

Would like to meet: Neil Armstrong.

Favourite villain: Gillian McKeith.

‘Style Is…’: Helena Bonham Carter.

‘Art Is…’: Essential.

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