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

I don't want to make the same mistakes of being swept along with things, taking on jobs that I'm not passionate about, that I don't really believe in but that everyone says I should do.

I think TV is all about not turning off the public, it's about not being too sexy, not being too much of anything really.

I remember when I got to 16, my mum was like, 'No, now you've got to go and get a proper job. We've indulged you long enough.' I don't think they ever thought I was going to be successful in entertainment at all.

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

I can't promise to love someone for ever. I can't imagine anyone could promise to love me for ever. I mean, it sounds like a lovely day, but I go to red carpet events all the time and I'm the centre of attention so it's not like I'm looking for that!