I am auditioning again - getting back to theatre would be amazing.

I can now shed the child-actor thing, like the fat, and start a new career, because no one sees me as Dudley.

The way I see it Bill Elliott is just another way of saying fast

I've also just finished filming the role of Robert Brown in 'Just William,' which is due to transmit on BBC One at Christmas.

I am auditioning again - getting back to theatre would be amazing.

My parents didn't overfeed me, nor did they make an issue of it. That's when things go wrong. It doesn't have to be a problem for children to be fat, but it does affect you: you aren't as happy in that skin.

I also started to eat sensibly. The weight just dropped off.