I love doing action; I love doing martial arts. There's almost something balletic about it.

I was bullied. I was a bit of a geek. Good-looking guys were off-limits. I didn't start dating until I was 18.

Most of my cousins are boys, so I'm used to being around boys.

If I wear make-up, then people recognise me, but the rest of the time, no one really bothers.

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.

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

When I was ten, I saw 'Grease' on stage and thought: 'I want to be part of that; it looks like so much fun.' My mum enrolled me in a local theatre group, and it all went from there.