TALKING to television personality Anne Diamond about her hectic life leaves you wondering just how she manages to fit it all in, writes Gayle McBain.

But with the typical determination of a woman who has had to fight back Anne won't allow anyone to think she's having a tough time.

"It's difficult for anyone who has a family and works. But I'm pleased to be working hard again. I'd rather have too much to do than too little," she explained to the BEN.

Suddenly Anne, who was once a very familiar face on the box and then seemed to disappear into thin air, is back with a vengeance, and she's loving every minute of it.

NOT only is she appearing on a variety of television shows but she's lending her support to a new organisation, RECOVER which is designed to help people gain compensation for personal injuries.

It's a new venture for 46-year-old Anne and one she feels very strongly about, although she hasn't had any personal experience, and adds, "touch wood".

During the 80s and early 90s Anne was a familiar face on our television screens, working as a newsreader and then as a presenter on morning television.

She's had her share of personal problems, including the tragic death of one of her sons, and the very public break-up of her marriage to producer Mike Hollingsworth.

But she won't dwell on her personal life and when asked about her family simply says: "I don't want to talk about the children other than to say they are very happy and they are doing well."

Anne is back on the television with a two day a week slot on the lunchtime chat show Live Talk, for which she has to travel from her Oxford home to Manchester, where it's produced.

She has appeared as Sheena Easton on ITV's Stars In Their Eyes, again in Manchester, and has taken part in a cookery programme with celebrity chef Raymond Blanc.

Preparations are being made on another show, Anne Grills, a chat show where Anne interviews high profile celebrities in her own kitchen.

But Anne's work doesn't stop there. She has written a novel, it's not an autobiography but is a fictional tale about a subject close to her heart. Anne explains: " It's the story of a girl in television. I was advised to write about something I knew about, so I wrote about television, but it isn't a book about me".

Anne has always been keen to get involved in charity work and campaigns, including a number of children's charities, but her latest venture is a bit different.

RECOVER is an organisation designed to help people get a wide range of help and support when they've been involved in accidents which are not their own fault.

It's not just about the eventual compensation you might be entitled to explains Anne, "although that's obviously important", it's about providing help in other ways."

Anne is delighted to be involved with the organisation, and thrilled to be in demand once again.

She says: "Life's very busy and it can be quite difficult sometimes travelling up the M6 to Manchester, but it's worth it. I enjoy being busy."