Being in the same scenes as Maggie Smith and Shirley MacLaine is something I will never forget.

When I was a child, I went to stage school three times a week in the evenings - singing, ballet, tap, modern and acting, and I loved it.

The last time I cried? My godchildren went to see Taylor Swift in concert and got to meet her. They literally ran toward her and hugged her, and it was amazing. I got big bonus points for it. I'll remind them when they're teenagers.

I don't mind wearing a corset; it informs your posture, changes the way you move, you can't slouch.

Shakespeare's work is like a good song: you never really forget the main lines.

I love cycling, but if I could find a way of building something above the streets for cyclists, that would be amazing. We need even more space.

I really enjoy singing, it's entirely different to acting because I'm just being myself.