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I feel like I should have plastic surgery - I have too many friends who've had it: Candace Bushnell under the microscope

By Eva Gizowska

Published: 16:16 EST, 12 October 2015 | Updated: 18:21 EST, 12 October 2015

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Candace set out to improve her fitness in the past three or four years

Candace Bushnell, 56, creator of Sex And The City, answers our health quiz.

CAN YOU RUN UP THE STAIRS?

Yes, but it's something I never thought about until I crossed the threshold of 50. Then all of a sudden it's like - aah, I can barely make it up the stairs! I really set out to improve my fitness in the past three or four years. I try to do something every day - walk or cycle and do a 20-minute stretching routine. My feeling is that it's better to do a little something than nothing. One sit-up is better than no sit-up.

GET YOUR FIVE A DAY?

Never. It's usually three at most. I often cook for myself and I'll always have one green vegetable such as Brussels sprouts or cauliflower and a salad. I read somewhere that cruciferous vegetables absorb fat. My favourite food is something like a lamb chop or roast chicken. I just love charcuterie.

EVER DIETED?

I dieted a lot in my 20s. But dieting doesn't work. When you say to yourself I'm dieting and I can't eat this, all you want to do is eat that. I'm a little-bit-of-everything kind of person.

IS SEX IMPORTANT?

Of course - it's another form of communication.

ANY VICES?

Two glasses of wine a day. Two is the right amount for me. I like white wine. I think I'm allergic to red wine: if I drink even half a glass of red wine, I feel awful the next day.

POP ANY PILLS?

I was really into the fish oils for about five years but I started getting stomach aches. I worked out it was the fish oils when I ran out a couple of times and each time I felt better. I tried a red wine pill (resveratrol) supplement that made me feel like I had the worst hangover!

WORST ILLNESS OR INJURY?

About three years ago I was riding a horse when it started bucking. I flew about 20 ft, ended up on my butt and cracked my pelvis. At first, I thought I was OK and drove myself home. But soon I could barely walk. I was in so much agony I called for an ambulance. Luckily I'd just cracked a bone.

Her biggest phobia is heights. 'If I go on a bridge, I feel like I'm going to have a heart attack'

EVER HAVE PLASTIC SURGERY?

I FEEL like I should do it - I have too many friends who've had plastic surgery. Some of them you can't tell and others you think - oh my God, something went wrong! I'm sure I'm going to have, like, a lower jaw lift or something like that at some point. That said, ageing is one of the things that happens in life. Now, if I don't wear make-up, I don't care. I'm not trying to attract a man to have a child with. There's something very freeing about that.

EVER BEEN DEPRESSED?

Yes. As a writer there's always a certain amount of depression and self-doubt. I find doing something physical, like going for a walk, helps to change my mindset. I get worried about everything. I used to do things much more off the cuff, but as I've got older I've realised that having a routine, while dull, really helps with the stress levels. So I now try to plan things more.

BIGGEST PHOBIA?

Heights. If I go on a bridge, I feel like I'm going to have a heart attack. I have nightmares about bridges.

LIKE TO LIVE FOR EVER?

No. We all need to make room for other people.

Candace Bushnell's new book, Killing Monica, is published by Little, Brown, £14.99.

INTERVIEW by EVA GIZOWSKA