I never felt like I had to rebel against my convent upbringing, because it was comparatively regular.

Comedy and drama are less ageist media for women than stuff like light entertainment. But in TV or film, women have to be more pleasing on the eye than men.

I always, always want to make people laugh. In every situation. Even when it's inappropriate.

Comedy is helping a lot at the moment. It also seems to be getting under Trump's skin and revealing a lot about the kind of thin-skinned fool that he is.

You feel you can pretend to be young until you're 50, but after that, what happens and how do you approach it?

Hackney gets a bit of a bad rap, but it's the only place I've ever lived that felt like a community. I know my neighbours.

You've only got a short shelf-life as an actor, and I want to make the most of it while I can.