THEY SAID WHAT?

“Sometimes I have to have a large whisky to be honest. But I quite enjoy killing people. I know that sounds terrible, but it has to be done, and I like doing it in a good way” Best-selling crime novelist Martina Cole on how she prepares herself to kill off characters in her books.

“The rule of law has been allowed to fester within Labour”

Labour MP John Woodcock, a critic of party leader Jeremy Corbyn. “It’s definitely a love-hate relationship. I spend way too much time on there, like five hours a day or something”

Singer Lily Allen on her addiction

to Twitter.

“There is a soft spot for English and western culture in general in Russia. I know Russia might seem weird based on what you read in the news but honestly people love English football, people love American movies, people love foreign music – that’s a big part of what surrounds me every day” Alex Pigin, a Russian fan of the

England football team.

“The Queen is the only person I’ve ever been nervous of photographing. I researched some horse-racing jokes to break the ice and thank God she laughed”

Photographer Terry O’Neill.

“A load of nuns who are too strict with their rules and preaching” Paul O’Grady expresses his frustration that some of the banter between him and the contestants in the new version of Blind Date has been cut out.