As a child, I was on my own two feet emotionally.

I've got quite a big gay following. I played a lesbian prostitute in the TV series 'Band Of Gold' but I think my following really grew when I played one in the film 'Imagine Me & You,' with Piper Perabo.

Shooting guns is not something I would do in my spare time.

There is something in the act of having tattoos done that I love. It can be quite addictive. I've got a few on my back because my friend is an artist, and a few on my arms. Every time I pass a tattoo parlour, I think, 'Maybe just a tiny one.

It's always weird the thought of taking your clothes off in front of 20 people and then to have it projected in front of many more.

Nothing I do is by design. It's always the result of a happy accident. I didn't have a career plan. It has just become the way it is. It's all good fun.

I'm 40 next year and I'm very well aware that where I am now, it becomes a bit of a wilderness for actresses.