I was just disciplined. I knew I had to get back into shape after six weeks for the film Goal II, but I cheated in the end - I wore a corset. I loved my pregnancy, I blossomed. I felt goddess-like and very secure. I found it comforting to have a little thing growing inside me, and very calming.

In Hollywood I got work but not the right work until Pushing Daisies. Every girl in LA wanted the part of Chuck. I was terrified - I didn't know if I could be funny.

I have the most lovely, healthy bouncing baby, she was all very compact and the right size.

Onstage, there's no hiding; you either can or can't act. There's no second take.

I want more children but for the next three years I want to act.

But Americans find me bizarre and always ask me why I eat so many carbs. I tell them I don't get full otherwise.

There were reports of me using fat-sucking machines and all sorts of silliness. All I did was walk a lot and breast-feed. I've never been on a strict diet. I just don't overeat, and I don't eat if I'm not hungry.