I have to say that those nine years were full of turmoil and drama and trauma to me, in actual fact.

I mean, I'm a war baby, and we had rationing, and we didn't have sugar and sweets, which is very good for you in actual fact. Because when we had a piece of fruit, we'd gulp it down. It was just great.

I blame my grandmother for encouraging me to become an actress.

When I was at school, I was terrible at algebra and arithmetic, but I was always the best at English and literature. And acting, of course.

And we have not found any generational gap at all. If he wants to go a football game, he goes. If I want to go to a fashion show, I go. We don't have to do everything together. But we like doing most things together.

I have never been the mousy, stand-two-paces-behind, obedient 'little woman' type.

Botox, I think, is poison, I would never put it into my face, and I'm needle-phobic. I spend a lot of time keeping my face out of the sun and taking care of my skin and wearing make-up.