James Wilby

James: (Relating his first childhood memory) When I was four. We were living in Burma at the time. We had a swimming pool cut into the side of a hill and I remember seeing a little girl just crying on the top of some steps by the pool. I ran up to her to find out what was wrong. Her brother was lying in the middle of the pool very still and all you could see was the top of his head. I just froze for one, two, maybe three seconds. I thought about jumping into the pool as I was able to swim at that age but I remember shouting 'help' and my brother who was six and a much stronger swimmer than me, just came steaming up the steps and without thinking, just dived into the pool. He fished the boy out and saved his life.

James: (On the naughtiest thing he did as a teen) When I was 15, I was about to be sent back to boarding school. I would leave from Kingston airport and I packed my suitcase and all I put in were three small hand towels. I'd leave my parents and go straight into duty free and buy two or three bottles of rum and a couple of bottles of Tia Maria which only cost about 30p each. I'd then scoot into the loo and wrap each bottle up in the towels very carefully and off I'd go to school. My case acted as a bar throughout the term.

James: (On fashion and how trends don't suit everyone) I love clothes but what you wore in your twenties doesn't seem right in your thirties and what you wore in your thirties, doesn't seem right in your forties. I'm pretty much a bit of a grunge dresser. But if I'm going out to a 'do' which specifies lounge suits or smart dress, then you have to think about what to wear and I do like to dress up. Some fashions suit you and some fashions don't.