Kate Garraway

I love being a mum.

— Kate Garraway

I used to be chaotic and unkempt.

— Kate Garraway

I've always been a bit ridiculous.

— Kate Garraway

I've not got a celebrity body.

— Kate Garraway

Bartering is not my strong point.

— Kate Garraway

Of course, no one wants to get older.

— Kate Garraway

I'm stronger than I think I am.

— Kate Garraway

I think we have a problem with how we treat people and alcohol.

— Kate Garraway

Every time I say I'm going on a diet I end up eating chocolate.

— Kate Garraway

I don't think having a fear of death is unreasonable.

— Kate Garraway

I work in an industry where most people are way below 50.

— Kate Garraway

I don't take myself seriously, because I'm obviously ludicrous.

— Kate Garraway

I loved having children and started relatively late.

— Kate Garraway

There's something deliciously flirty about a ruffle.

— Kate Garraway

Women should do what makes them feel good.

— Kate Garraway

Coast is my go-to store for any awards do - it's brilliant for occasion wear.

— Kate Garraway

I think the thing about Easter holidays in particular is you don't know what the weather's going to be like.

— Kate Garraway

My worst habit is my untidiness. It bewilders my family, the degree to which I can create absolute chaos around me.

— Kate Garraway

At 49, you want people to think you are at least a decade younger, not a year older.

— Kate Garraway

I had the biggest dry-cleaning bill on 'Daybreak' because I was always on the run and spilling coffee on myself.

— Kate Garraway

There's something magical about breakfast TV. I can't think of anything else I'd rather do.

— Kate Garraway

I have been lucky enough to go to all sorts of places - diving in Malaysia, snorkelling with wild turtles in Cuba…

— Kate Garraway

Ageing might have its drawbacks but it brings with it hard-won wisdom and a wonderful sense of freedom.

— Kate Garraway

The key to transforming your look with a collar is ensuring that it looks as if it's part of the dress, so…

— Kate Garraway

After my first marriage ended in 2002 I went out with someone who made me feel very sexy. He was ten years…

— Kate Garraway

Of course, I could try IVF. But having watched my friend TV presenter Clare Nasir go through it, I know how tough…

— Kate Garraway

We always have a traditional Easter egg hunt on Easter Sunday. My Aunt Lynne organises that for the family, so we go…

— Kate Garraway

I'm a danger to myself and others in expensive, designer shops, as they send me giddy with excitement, causing me to snap…

— Kate Garraway

The clever thing about the designs on 'Strictly' is that the razzle-dazzle comes from the materials used in making the dresses rather…

— Kate Garraway

Looking back on my early romantic life, I was more worried about what impression I made on my dates than what I…

— Kate Garraway

Being pregnant changes your body image. You watch your stomach expand. If that happened without being pregnant you'd be in deep distress!…

— Kate Garraway

How many of those forty-something celebrities, staring out from the covers of magazines with their beautiful babies, have conceived naturally, or without…

— Kate Garraway

Once, when I was about eight, my mum handed me a sandwich, and I remarked: 'What are those weird things on your…

— Kate Garraway

I think holidays come in all sizes - sometimes you just need to relax.

— Kate Garraway

I think I learned I'm braver than I think I am.

— Kate Garraway

I realise, of course, that my cluttered existence is deeply unfashionable.

— Kate Garraway

Derek, my husband, is a psychotherapist.

— Kate Garraway

If it means being settled and content, getting older can be a relief.

— Kate Garraway

It can be easy to let all sorts of things in your life slide, including your relationship.

— Kate Garraway

Whatever your age, parents generally embarrass their children. I think that's a role we have to play.

— Kate Garraway