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

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

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

I come from a strong matriarchal line. I was raised by Gypsy, her sister, Mary, and my maternal grandmother. The result of not having my father live with us meant that, when it came to understanding the opposite sex, it was like working without a map.

I have had big relationships. Three times in my life I have felt a special connection, but people talk about looking for love as if it's just like walking into a Starbucks and buying a coffee when you feel like it. It's rare, that special connection.

Sadly, the timing's never been right. There have been men who would have married me but I didn't feel the same, and vice versa.

I have done so many love scenes in the past that I have learned how to pull off a sexy smoulder on the dance floor.