What I am is how I came out. No one's perfect and you just have to accept your flaws and learn to love yourself.

I feel a lot more comfortable on stage in the theatre. It just reminds me of being a kid and doing pantomimes.

I've never had one of those amazing yoga bodies. My body is what it is. I am sure if I went on a crash diet, lost two stone and toned up I could make loads of money by making fitness videos and selling my story to the tabloids. But I don't want to encourage women to be anything other than what they are. That's very important to me.

I've always paid my own way, I've never lived off anyone.

My mum was never strict. I was allowed to go out to clubs underage, watch TV, listen to whatever music I wanted to, and that made me not rebel. I have never touched a drug in my life.

I was minding my own business, really, and then all of a sudden, Hollywood approached me.

I do sometimes worry about getting older and the fact that I am not going to be a model for ever...[But] The fact that Helen Mirren can look so great in swimwear is an amazing boost for all women.