I want to tell people that I had post-natal depression because there is so much stigma around the subject and there shouldn't be.

I love performing on stage the most. It's getting that instant reaction from a live audience. There are no boundaries, you can take your character as far as you want to, you can be the craziest person ever.

I think because I did a lot of modelling and appeared in lads mags a lot of women didn't necessarily warm to me. But now I have been through childbirth, post-natal depression and struggled with my weight, women seem to relate to me a lot more.

I'm very close to my family. Not like these big stars - not mentioning any names - who lose the plot and don't know who they are.

Going home and spending time with your family and your real friends keeps you grounded.

I was born and brought up in Liverpool with my clever little sister Jemma, who is 14 and wants to be a vet. My mum Jane is an administrator and my dad Peter is a taxi driver.

I'd already put on a bit of weight before I got pregnant.