Soaps are a great springboard for any actor but if you want to be taken seriously, you have to be careful.

When I left EastEnders, I could have earned an absolute fortune from sexy calendars, shoots for lads' mags, fitness videos and reality shows. But I always turned them down.

Soaps are a great springboard for any actor but if you want to be taken seriously, you have to be careful.

All that celebrity stuff isn't me. It's just not acting.

The whole dream of having your own place is great, but the reality is having to cook and clean yourself and do the washing and make sure there's milk in the fridge. But you have to grow up some time.

I adore water, so it would be a real adventure to visit the Amazon before they chop down all the trees.

I really like Billie Holiday's husky voice, and I'd definitely like to find out more about her.