I would work as hard as possible at school so I could keep acting alongside.

I think that when something happens when you're growing up, like a death or divorce, it does open the world slightly because things aren't as straightforward.

Women want to be paid on parity with a man in a similar position.

Now we live in a time where the public and the private are completely fused and there isn't such a great distinction. We know our private lives are constantly made public. With Facebook and Twitter there isn't such a desire, it feels, to keep things private.

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've always been a feminist, and what I love in my work is being able to explore a full-sided woman and not patronize her.

I like to keep pushing myself and trying things out. I get easily bored, so I need a challenge.