You can have all the agents and publicists in the world but no one's ever going to give you 110 per cent like someone who loves you.

I've always been quite psychic and believe there's a reason why things happen and that we need to learn from them.

I feel like I have one foot in New York, one foot in London and one foot in India. But it's important to me to invest time with family.

Coming to New York is like a big hug, everyone is so welcoming. There's something about here, everyone makes you feel so at home. I miss my family of course, but I don't miss London that much. I was worried, but I feel really at home. Everyone says that who comes here from London, but I didn't believe them.

Since I was a baby my goal was to be on TV because film was just impossible - you never got any Asian women in Western cinema. I grew up wanting to be in 'East-Enders' because film wasn't even a dream. The community were very much like, 'How can you want to act? It's such a low-class profession.

When I started out in the '90s, there were not many people of color writing, directing and producing - hence, the roles for people of color were few and far between. There's still few roles in England [where she's from].

I am one of the new characters in the brand new series of 'Postman Pat.' It has been a joy to do.