Jane Asher

Having done lifestyle books and being an actress, I suppose it made sense to bring the two together. I think read more

Having done lifestyle books and being an actress, I suppose it made sense to bring the two together. I think that's what happened.

I enjoy the crafts on the show enormously, too, when we have experts in showing how to make things. You read more

I enjoy the crafts on the show enormously, too, when we have experts in showing how to make things. You watch them thinking you'll go home and do the things yourself, which is fun. Some I have done myself later on.

Acting has been very useful to me.

Acting has been very useful to me.

I look at myself objectively and in a way I see myself as a commodity. Your name becomes somehow outside read more

I look at myself objectively and in a way I see myself as a commodity. Your name becomes somehow outside yourself. Now, when I'm at home being Mrs. Scarfe, that's when I'm most myself.

Having cakes as a business certainly changes things for me-I don't now sit at home doing a cake for the read more

Having cakes as a business certainly changes things for me-I don't now sit at home doing a cake for the fun of it anymore. But it's an extremely happy and pleasureable business to run because people are generally buying cakes for celebrations.