QUOTES OF THE WEEK

I’m a hands-on Minister. This was another example of a hands-on conversation I would have had, but it certainly was not an attempt to influence the decision or to intimidate anybody. Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has described his telephone call to an Air Corps helicopter pilot who refused to fly him to Cork because of predicted fog.

She’s going with the wishes of the British people, which is Brexit, and they had a vote and they said, ‘OK let’s leave’ and that’s what she’s trying to carry on. Ex-Beatle Ringo Starr hoping that Theresa May will bring about peace and love by achieving Brexit.

The referee is French. So Italy, France, we are always fighting. And they never win against us. Italian tennis player Fabio Fognini complaining that the French referee at Wimbledon, Damien Dumusois, first reprimanded him and then awarded a point penalty against him for his on-court behaviour.

My favourite TV programme just now is Peppa Pig. I watch it a lot with my daughter — it keeps her quiet sometimes if she’s in a bad mood for 15, 20 minutes or so. Peppa Pig is currently a life-saver for me. Tennis star Andy Murray on keeping his one-year-old daughter Sophia happy.

In the heat of the moment, I did a bad thing. Russian tennis star Daniil Medvedev, 21, apologising for throwing coins at the Wimbledon umpire after he disagreed with some of her calls.

I don’t think there were that many. But I definitely have taken home a few, both in my belly and in my bags. Tennis star Johanna Konta on the plague of flying ants at Wimbledon.

Gone are the days when I do a string bikini. I like a bit of extra protection on my butt. TV presenter Trinny Woodall.

I try and up my game every year, but after this I don’t know quite what I can do other than streak across London screaming at the top of my voice... but I promise I won’t. TV’s Gok Wan on his campaign to get homosexuality legalised world-wide.

I’m happier now I’m older, playing women who aren’t expected to be beautiful. That pressure has gone for me. Game of Thrones star Lena Headey.

People are like ‘I love you’, and then they can’t name anything that you’ve done, and they forget your character’s name. It’s so funny, like LA in the movies. Game Of Thrones star Sophie Turner.

I once interviewed the Duchess of York while she ate her lunch. I came away with nothing to say because all I had done was groak. Broadcaster Sandi Toksvig. (To groak is to silently watch someone eating while hoping to be invited to join them).

The biggest faux pas one could commit. Italian chef Antonio Carluccio hits out at Nigella Lawson for putting double cream in her carbonara.