When I was much younger, I sometimes felt rejected by feminists because of an image that I sold because it paid the bills. Any fool could tell my hair is dyed.

In a play, the director is God, and I'm a great arguer. Rather boringly so, I think, about trying different things.

For me, compatibility is a sense of humour, being able to laugh together; that is very important.

I don't take money seriously, so I can't keep any.

I do still get the odd fan letter about The Good Life, clearly written by somebody aged 18, who says: Will you send a photograph? And I think: Maybe it's kinder not to. I'm deeply into my 50s now.

I hope to start enjoying flirting again when I'm 70, like my mother did.

As we have more women in power, so the plays and the TV dramas are reflecting what's happening.