Mum would have a panic attack if she had to stand up and give a speech around a table.

I can only show what I have received from the characters. That's what's scary because you're never going to be everyone's taste and you don't want to let people down. But, I can only do what I can do.

My first paid role was my first job out of drama school, which was Just William. It was a BBC TV show. I played Ethel.

Boarding school in Tring was a bit of a bubble that burst when I went to Hackney to go to drama school.

I don't like seeing celebs looking too skinny, I love it when they look healthy and comfortable in their bodies and embrace their curves.

I love clothes but it's a struggle for me to get out of jeans and a baggy jumper.

When you're filming in Russia in Catherine's Palace, and you're in the real place where the Tsar's ball really happened, all those years ago, it does so much of the work for you. It's so vivid. You escape into this different time through the costumes, the sets and the atmosphere.