The British vice is overthinking before we speak, which is really annoying. I love the way that, in America, people are more straightforward.

Always, my mother said, "Be yourself." That is sometimes the hardest thing to do. I try to always remember that and come back to that and have strength in who you are. There is only one you.

You have to be brave and not always play likeable people. It's difficult, because there's a demand for the hero or heroine to be very likeable.

I'm a real geek. I love spending time researching a character and reading about them.

Of everything I have done, 'The Archers' always gets the most excitement; there's a sort of uncontrollable joy from fans of the program.

I'm very independent, creatively, always trying to push myself - and I think that comes from my mother.

Going to auditions is always so nerve-wracking. I don't think they ever get any easier.