I just love doing costume dramas; I am very lucky, as I see myself as a part-time time traveller.

Being a mum is something that's never bothered me too much. I have never felt a strong need to have children, but I am not averse to it either.

Cuba is such a beautiful country, and everywhere you go, there's music and people dancing - especially in Havana.

I don't get inoculations or take anti-malaria tablets when I go abroad, I take the homeopathic alternative, called 'nosodes', and I'm the only one who never goes down with anything.

My dad's so likeable, you wouldn't feel in competition with him. If any boyfriends have ever felt that, they're long gone.

Ever since I can remember feeling love for my parents, I've been frightened of losing them.

I'm not much of a baby freak - I like them when they're older.