The interesting thing about 'True Blood' is that its appeal is not contained to teenage girls. I get stopped in the street and questioned by 70-year-old men whose wives and daughters are making Bloody Marys and throwing 'True Blood' parties.

In London I had pear trees in my back garden, so I'd make my own pear and green tomato chutney.

I was shocked the first time the paps got me in America - when a video camera is put in your face and you're asked questions and 15 people are walking backwards taking your picture. I was coming out of a pizza shop and had my daughter with me.

I'm an English boy. I played a lot of sports growing up, but I never had any kind of workout regimen.

The interesting thing about 'True Blood' is that its appeal is not contained to teenage girls. I get stopped in the street and questioned by 70-year-old men whose wives and daughters are making Bloody Marys and throwing 'True Blood' parties.

If my missus is there and she approves of the person I get to bite boobs - and necks.

I think there are worse things for a teen to be enraptured with than 'Twilight.