You won’t BELIEVE what they tell me!

What would I most like for Christmas? 24 hours in bed on my own! Dame Maggie Smith tells me she just wants her own little bit of peace on Earth…

The worst gift I received was from my lovely mum. She gave me a pair of elasticated waistband slacks, the easy-wash ones you see advertised for people in their 70s. Fiona Bruce, at the tender age of 53, assures me she is not quite ready for old age yet.

My husband is a kitchen Nazi. He stands over my shoulder to check I’ve used all the right ingredients in the right measurements. In the end I basically get banned and get left to do the washing up. Keira Knightley, right, fears she’ll get the Cinderella treatment this year, thanks to husband James Righton.

Everyone assumes you’re really rich and will buy them expensive gifts. But I’ve found the perfect solution – re-gifting beauty products I get in goody bags. Once a female friend clocked me when I accidentally gave her men’s shaving foam! David Walliams admits that he can be a bit of a Scrooge.

I just wear a onesie all day. I love it. It is like being a baby in a pair of pyjamas. Martin Kemp was super-cool in Spandau Ballet – now he’s just super-slobby.

We have lasagne and cauliflower cheese instead of a turkey. Actress Samantha Barks saves herself from the turkey-cooking stress-fest.