And sometimes when I would get in the morning, when we'd go out - we'd see shrapnel and bits of stuff in the streets and bombed buildings, and - but I was evacuated a lot. Every time the blitz got heavy, my parents would take us off to the country.

Dynasty was the opportunity to take charge of my career rather than waiting around like a library book waiting to be loaned out.

I was thinking, who of the English actresses in the last 30 or 40 years have achieved as much as I have?

I think bare legs in winter are idiotic. Unless your naked pins are toned, tanned and veinless, it's best to cover up. There is nothing more elegant in winter than dark tights worn with matching knee-length boots and a belted trench coat.

And I have a special cream that I use that I made myself that I invented, that I put on at night and during the day.

I loathe conflict, and I loathe not getting along well with people, so I always try very hard to be on the best terms with the people I work with.

It is unseemly to undress on stage. I won't do that.