Does anyone really go into nursing intending to be apathetic, cold and removed from suffering? I find that very difficult to believe.

My dad's a very sensitive man, but as the archetypal rebellious teenager, I didn't realise that.

They say revenge is a dish best eaten cold, but for most people, by the time it's ready to eat, they just don't fancy it any more.

I'm too nervous to eat before I go onstage, and I'll usually eat out after the performance or when I get home at midnight.

There's still this underlying image of women that they should fulfil a certain role. It's no accident that a lot of men who are a bit misogynistic tend to say things like 'get back to the kitchen' or 'why aren't you at home looking after the kids'.

It wasn't a conscious effort to have kids later. It was just the way life goes.

One of the guys that used to run it - for some reason I've no idea why he used to call me the Sea Monster and I was just looking around for a name and thought that'll do. That lasted for a couple of years probably.