While most people anticipated the big 4-0 with dread, Big Brother presenter Davina McCall has said she’s looking forward to celebrating her big birthday next month.

She told the Sunday Mirror recently: “I was a disturbed teen and battled with some demons in my 20s, but I’m absolutely where I want to be at 40, and I’m going to celebrate.”

“It’s quite weird. I feel 20 and I don’t understand [how I’m going to be turning 40]. My husband isn’t 40 for another two years, so he keeps teasing me about it.”

“I’m starting to tell people I’m 40 already, easing myself in, so it doesn’t come as such a shock. Because, at 40, you think, ‘Wow, 50 is only 10 years away.’”

But even with middle age approaching, she’s still very much young at heart: “I’m going to have a party and the theme is mutton! I’m going to wear an outfit I used to go clubbing in when I was 18, a bright-pink leotard with a skirt attached. I intend to look chronically mutton. I’m also going to learn the dance routines from High School Musical.”

And she’s going to celebrate her big day on 16th October with a trip to a tattooist: “I’m having a new tattoo for my birthday. I love my tattoos. I want something big-ish to go with my horns and my alien. I’m also going to get the chilli peppers on my back covered up, because everybody thinks they’re carrots and that’s not cool.”