I toned down my accent at school; otherwise, people would pick on me.

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

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.

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.

When you fight on set, you try to not hurt anybody.

For me, once I've worked on something and it's finished, it's like an ex-boyfriend: you don't go back to them.

I like to hang out with my friends, go to the theatre, watch DVDs, read, play with my niece.