Being an actor is an extension of telling a story and I loved story telling as a child.

Being an actor is an extension of telling a story and I loved story telling as a child.

I have sleepless nights before press days.

I have been acting for 32 years now and I feel so lucky to be able to have done exactly what I wanted to do.

I was a complete tomboy. I loved wandering out in storms or walking on the beaches in the dark. It was a very free upbringing, and I'm grateful to my parents for that.

Running gave me a focus to start looking after myself, to eat properly, and focus on building up my strength.

But I didn't really enjoy my secondary education that much, probably because I am a very physical person and don't enjoy sitting at a desk all day. I just dragged myself through GCSE and A Levels, so it suited me very much to go on to drama school, which was very active.