Quotes from Lady Colin Campbell

In my life, being true to myself certainly hasn't made things easier. You could never accuse me of taking the path of least resistance.

I have loads of secrets to tell all the time.

I would go into the 'Big Brother' house for £5million. That is how much I would ask for if they want me.

I am a sport. And I don't have a chip on my shoulder.

Nobody chooses where they're born. And, of course, I would know.

I like hugging who I like to hug and I want to be hugged by whom I want to hug.

Once you are born with a handicap, even if the handicap is resolved - as it was in my case - you are left with the benefit of having had it. By contrast, my mother - who had nothing bad happen to her - was a very disabled person. She was an appalling human being who squandered every blessing that God had given her.

I like having fun, but the most important thing is to be as good a person as you can be.

When I was young and, supposedly so beautiful, I had a tsunami of men crashing in on me and some really, really nice guys wanted to marry me. But I only ever wanted to marry for love. And I did. And it worked... for the first 20 minutes.

I have been Lady C since 1974 when I married my husband, Lord Colin Campbell. We may be divorced, but I kept the title - not because it is specifically important to me but simply because it is my name.

I've become less tolerant as I've got older, but I put that down to realising there are people out there who actually enjoy being destructive, and that those people will never change.

My mother was related to four of Jamaica's oldest families, and to say merely that she was out of the top drawer would not convey the quality of her breeding.