Top Cat, The Indisputable

All those early-morning starts must put the kibosh on your Friday nights.
Oh yeah. Have I done the show hungover? No. I've stayed out late, but I don't need much sleep; I normally only have four or five hours.

How important have lad's magazines been to your career?
I don't know. I think you can do it with or without them. To be honest, I don't think about being on the cover of FHM. It's flattering to appear in those polls, and it shows the influence that the show has. But you can't start believing your own press.

Does it worry you that your success might be due to looks rather than ability?
If it's just on looks, people will get bored. Just as if you start a relationship with someone you fancy, then find they've nothing to say. You get bored very quickly. So, I hope it isn't that, it doesn't seem to be.

The FHM 100 Sexiest Women survey is a huge event now. Do you all await the results with baited breath?
[Laughs] Yeah, we all drink lots of white wine and then scratch each other's eyes out. No, of course not! The first year I was number 7 and this year I was nine and it's not like "Oh my God, what am I going to do? Shall I slit my wrists?" No, it's just a bit of fun. Very flattering, but it isn't the be-all and end-all of my career.

Would you ever vote for yourself?
If it reached the stage where you have to vote for yourself, it might be time to give it up.

Do you see girls like Gail Porter as a rival?
No, of course not. She does her thing, I do my thing, Zoe does hers. There's no rivalry. Quite often you see them when you're out and it's nice to see someone who's in the same situation and have a chat.

You were quoted as saying you'd have a threesome with co-presenters Ant and Dec. Really?
People always ask me, if you had to, who would you choose out of Ant and Dec? And you can't separate them so I'm pushed into a corner. I didn't mean it literally. But I couldn't have one without the other, could I?

Did you really go out with Huey from Fun Lovin' Criminals?
We went out for dinner, yes, but that's all I can tell you.

You're not saying anything else?
No, you'll have to get the thumbscrews out.

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