THEY SAID WHAT?

“The cost of chickens is crazy”

- Boris Johnson speaking on ITV’s Good Morning Britain about a surge in energy prices affecting all areas of the economy, including food. “I love the fact that I get to straddle the polarities of our culture and play in populous fare like this as well as something more artisan, I suppose, in terms of Power of The Dog”

- actor Benedict Cumberbatch, above, during promotion for his Marvel Studios superhero movie Doctor Strange In The Multiverse of Madness, on starring in different types of films. “They’ve all said, ‘Do we have to bow, do we have to curtsy to you?’ and stuff like that. I’ve just said there’s one request – as long as they can bring me a biscuit with my cup of tea, that’s all I want,”

- The Repair Shop host Jay Blades, above, jokes about the team’s

reaction to his MBE.

“Women’s sport is at the highest point it has ever been and I think actually I feel special seeing both sides of the coin”

- former cricketer Ebony-Jewel Rainford-Brent, who is now a commentator for the sport.

“I have never seen this many standing ovations for a single speech... [Ukraine] is certainly lucky to have a friend like the UK”

- Ukrainian MP Lesia Vasylenko in a tweet after Boris Johnson addressed the country’s parliament.