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.

Cooking can cure almost anything.

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 think the first time I realised Downton Abbey was a hit was when I was sitting in a tea shop in New York and the couple next to me were talking about Downton Abbey, and then they recognised me.

For years, I was often afraid to speak up when I didn't fully understand a script. I'd tie myself in knots.

I can be so blown away by story lines.

Othello' was my first Shakespearean discovery. I was obsessed with drama at school, and I studied the play for my English GCSE. Desdemona is the part that everyone wants, but Iago's wife Emilia is the one I've always been drawn to.