I'm Twiggy. I'm a

model, an actress, a singer,

tap dancer, quite a good cook actually!

I have been really lucky,I mean I started off in 66 as a model and I was this very young.

16-year-old schoolgirl, who loved fashion, loved clothes, loved making

mad outfits to wear. I was given the nickname Twiggy because

I had very skinny legs. I think the heart and soul of

London is is still the same as I always remember it . And my dad was very good

about taking us to places, the Natural History Museum,

the V&A in which we are sitting now, this gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous museum.

the exhibitions they have on here to do with fashion and jewellery

and anything to do with design is extraordinary. I remember coming in

probably twenty-five years ago and

there was this pale pink rock like that size, it was a ruby,

an uncut ruby, and I've never forgotten it. I mean I think we're very blessed

in the fact that we have some of the great museums

an art galleries in the world. I have lots of

very fond memories of lots of wonderful places in London. One has to be the

Royal Albert Hall because

you won't believe this but I actually played it one night. I did a concert tour in

the seventies and I played the Albert Hall and that was scary!

I mean it's one of the great buildings. The other great thing about London

is shopping!

What girl doesn't love to shop? You've got everything here for

whatever your budget is, and we've got amazing shopping streets.

Bond Street, Regent Street, Knightsbridge.

When you come to London you've got to go to the theatre.

Not only do we have wonderful performers, but the buildings themselves are

iconic and beautiful and amazing. I mean London's unique

because it's London and there's so much to do. We've got Waterloo Bridge

and walk along the South Bank because you go the views of the other side

of London which is the lovely old part,

and then you can walk past The National

all the little cafes and you've got that view of St Pauls.

Everyone wants to come to London! It's the best city in the world.

And I live here, I'm very lucky.