I love contemporary art, although I wouldn't want a pickled shark in my house.

When it came to the stylish and graceful art of ballroom dancing, my dad was a king of the clubs, a prowling tiger and a wonderfully natural mover.

In America they like my spicy TV alter ego, probably because there were a lot of Italians and Hispanics in the country, but the real L.A. life is a hard-working one.

Mum had a job fitting upholstery into cars, but, in the evenings, she worked as a seamstress.

I started dancing before I could talk. Other babies learn to stand and then walk - I just danced.

I love reading. I'm very much into history, novels, biographies and I have a wide range of thrillers.

When people speak their own language you get a much better sense of who they are.