My approach to parenting is that everything is open - everything. I'm not very good at covert, or subtle, and I've had to learn timing. I do blunder in a bit.

Theatre outings are my favourite thing to spend money on. The most influential play I saw was Bent, which starred Ian McKellen. And I loved the original performance of The Rocky Horror Show, with Richard OBrien and Tim Curry at the Royal Court, when I was about 15.

It was fantastic to work in Cornwall partly because my family live there so I was able to do lots of visiting and eat lots of cake. They live all over Cornwall and all over Devon.

In actual life I am a grumpy old bag.

I know what it's like to struggle for cash. When I went to drama school, I worked as a chambermaid to make ends meet.

The only time I did not know how to be, physically, was when I lost a lot of weight. That was the only time I didn't understand my body.

I want to do something where I play Judi Dench's younger sister or daughter.