My father had his own business, a clothing store, which he inherited from his father. He travelled abroad frequently and was quite extravagant, so we had skiing holidays and summer holidays on the beach.

I am as far from a hypochondriac as you could ever be.

I was so beautiful but I didn't realise it for years. I saw pictures of myself and even I was stunned.

I was brought up very conservatively. My father was positively Victorian - I wasn't even allowed to wear my hair down.

As for the stage fright, it never goes away. When I'm waiting in the wings to go on, it's agony every single time but I stay focused and I know that once I'm on stage it'll be fine; I'll be in my happy little bubble.

I would make a poor vegetarian because I adore meat.

I don't sleep with happily married men.