Sometimes my ethnicity is relevant, other times not. I definitely get the best of both worlds.

My mother told me not to listen to anyone. She had been told that she wouldn't be able to teach and she did.

My mother wanted to be a teacher when she was young, and my father didn't approve of it, so she fought very hard to become one. And she did it. So when I said I wanted to become an actress, my mother was very supportive. She always said to me, 'There's no such thing as 'can't.

The generation that migrated to the West in the 1970s or 1960s has now lived more in the West than India, and India has changed so much. My parents fall into that category.

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

I am still married, yes - no children. I have Benzo, though; he's my dog, a Lhasa apso.

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