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

If Shakespeare was around today I would ask him out to dinner. The only thing I don't like about him is the way he did his hair.

My mum taught me always to see the funny side of things.

Cooking can cure almost anything.

'Downton Abbey' has become this huge thing, and I really enjoy the success of it, but I sometimes find myself on the outside looking in, which is sort of a healthy way to look at it so you don't get too caught up in it.

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.

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