And that might have led to other shows but you know what LA is like. I was in my early 30s and it wasn't going to get easier. You know, that's when you start to wonder if you might have to get lots of plastic surgery.

I think it really holds you back having to think about your image.

I did the figure of Diana in V, a cult TV show seen all over the world.

I just feel passionately about a few things and particularly about helping artists get off the ground.

As an actor, your life experience is just as important as studying.

Then Mission Impossible brought me to Australia and that was great because I fell in love.

It is a good thing to happen to you, to have that taste of fame because then you don't hanker for it.