Me and my motor: Gail Porter

What are you driving?

It's a Seat Toledo - a nippy little thing. Five doors. I also have a scooter for zipping about town. My Dad had a Triumph Dolomite Sprint which I loved.

Are you a different person on the scooter?

Yes. I love little things. I love having the opportunity to just nip in and out. I never do more than 35mph.

What does the car say about you?

Big and sensible. Gets about. Likes a bit of speed but does the shopping.

What are you like as a driver?

Because I use a scooter I'm very aware of cyclists, especially when I'm in London. In summer I run, around Regents Park.

So do you get recognised?

Well, I haven't been snapped yet. I pull the cap down over my face and tend to look as bad as possible.

What's life like for your passengers?

I like driving on my own listening to music - Radiohead, Supergrass, the Verve. The last person I drove was my brother - I took him home last night. He thinks I'm good. Everybody seems really calm with me in the car. I seem really in control - like in the rest of my life. I used to be pretty reckless when I was younger. When I was a runner for a production company, I drove a massive 16-seater van. I was only 18. I mean I look young now, but then I looked about 12.

What about road rage?

I never get road rage.

Oh, come on...

What does piss me off is when you let someone out and they don't thank you. I'm usually very happy when I'm driving - waving, you know, 'I'm in a car and that's great'. You let someone out and someone else looks at you as though they are saying 'you shouldn't have done that'. I just hate the way the British aren't nice to each other. I don't want much - just a smile, or a wave. It takes up too much energy getting angry.

Do you like speed?

I was in a car with Eddie Irvine the other day. We were going around a Formula 1 racing track, in his Alfa Romeo. I screamed and screamed. I got out and felt 'wow'. I'm a complete rollercoaster freak.

This is the last time I will ever ask this question. Have you ever had sex in a car?

Err, not for a long time. That's all I'll say. I can't remember the car, my mind was on other things.

 Gail Porter presents Top of the Pops and The Film Show on Channel 5