With age comes a greater wisdom, an ease and comfort with oneself.

It's a bit of a headache being a perfectionist. You're never satisfied.

There is so much pressure to be thin, and you constantly compare yourself to others. But confidence is something that comes with age and experience - it has to be earned along the way.

I can honestly say I love getting older. Then again, I never put my glasses on before looking in the mirror.

People ask me how I manage without a man in the same tone they might ask someone how they're doing with just one lung, but it's not like that at all.

Whether it's a good thing or a bad thing, the higher your profile, the more castable you are in TV dramas.

Whitley Bay was my first experience of the seaside. I'd buy my bucket and spade, and beach ball, and all the shops were teeming with toys. I used to spend hours on the shuggy boats.