Anthea Turner Quotes

I do not think we should tax people to a point where they are looking for tax loopholes and getting their money out of the country.

Maybe, instead of paying so much in tax, the very rich could be incentivised to help their local community and young people who do not have a home.

A proper family diary with everyone's events and parties in it really helps organise the household.

Divorce is the biggest drain, outside of school fees, and nobody wins. People think it is always in the woman's favour, but it is not necessarily.

The first rule of management is delegation. Don't try and do everything yourself because you can't.

Of course, we all have to be taxed, but once you start to earn more than £150,000, and start paying 45 per cent tax, you are penalised. It is like a witch hunt.

One wise decision I made was buying a plot of land with planning permission in Richmond, and building my own five-bedroom home on it. I sold three years after I completed the building and more than doubled my money. I like Richmond and always have my eyes open for other properties in the area.

I have worked and earned all my life and have found that divorce is an expensive process. Whichever way you look at it, you are going to halve your wealth. If you can avoid it, do. It is an awful process.

Often, there is a job - say, for a voiceover or an appearance - and you think: 'Blimey!' From the outside it would seem like you are being paid a lot for a short amount of your time. It would be inappropriate to share how much they pay, but in the industry we call it 'doing a bank raid'. Unfortunately, those jobs do not happen every week.

I am now at the age where I can withdraw a 25 per cent tax-free lump sum. I do not put in a set amount because my earnings are a moveable feast.

Run a home like you would a small business and treat it with the same seriousness.

If your fridge is full this Christmas, use nature's refrigerator - your car!

If you are a housewife, take pride in that.

I have made six big home moves in my life and I have never lost money on one I have lived in.

Knowing that you're the one who's been rejected, God it makes you feel isolated. I defy anybody not to be a bit upset. I felt as though I'd walked into the house trailing all this baggage.

I had started working in television but it did not pay that much. I was 27, renting this little one-bed flat in Shepherd's Bush, West London, with a bathroom so small only someone of my size could actually get in it.

There's no getting away from it: you have to clean.

Those who earn money know best how to spend it.

Unless you completely understand the investment world, do not mess around with it. It is not something I would go anywhere near.

The late 1990s were good to me. I was doing the Lottery, GMTV and I had a good contract with ITV. But I was working so hard, I never had time to celebrate. I never thought I was lucky.

I have always liked clothes - throughout my life, my saving grace has been my own vanity.

A lot of people live in a property that will one day be part of their pension, and that is true for me too. I have an investment I can sell with ease.

Rearranging furniture, adding some candles, or making even small tweaks can really make the difference.

It's cool to have a well run, comfortable and inviting home.

Storage is important. Whether it's cushions you only use outside in the summer, or blankets that only come out in the winter, you've always got to think of where to store them.

Consider your house from an aesthetic point of view.