QUOTES of the week

‘Stop worrying. Nobody gets out of this world alive.’ Broadcaster Clive James’s plea to fans after he was diagnosed with a terminal illness in 2012. He died last week aged 80. ‘A new poison, sanctioned from the very top, has taken root in the Labour Party.’ Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis launches a devastating attack on Jeremy Corbyn and the party’s antisemitism. ‘Dad, can I have my own room?’ Eldest son of £105 million Lottery winner Steve Thomson. Mr Thomson’s two other children asked for a Tesla and a pink iPhone. ‘I outsource cleaning. My retired husband does the shopping and maintenance. I make cakes once a year.’ Academic and broadcaster Mary Beard admits her 100-hour working weeks take a toll. ‘It happens usually in kissing scenes, because it doesn’t look good when the guy is looking up.’ Actress Karen Gillan, who is 5ft 11in, confesses a number of her leading men have to stand on boxes. ‘How many people with a Brummie accent? Or a Geordie accent? There’s hardly any. It’s absolutely absurd.’ New Any Questions host Chris Mason bemoans the lack of diversity on TV and radio. ‘I hope people are going to the hairdresser now and saying, “Give me the Camilla!” ’ Emerald Fennell, who plays Camilla Parker Bowles in The Crown, loves her character’s fringe. ‘It’s not going to make Who fans happy but thank God they’re gone.’ Guitarist Pete Townshend dismisses suggestions that he misses his late bandmates Keith Moon and John Entwistle. ‘Love the countryside; peace and quiet; rum and rioja – but not together; fab dancer under the influence. Nutter.’ TV presenter Ulrika Jonsson’s dating app profile – she joined the site after her third divorce.