I'm a real animal lover. I adore animals of all shapes and sizes.
I actually love doing period pieces, purely because it takes you into a different world, mentally. The clothes you have to wear are so far from our everyday clothes that it immediately helps with the character and putting you in that mind frame.
L.A. is definitely a Marmite sort of place for me. I used to hate it, but now I love it. I think it really helps if you know the places and the restaurants and the nice bars to go to and if you have friends there. I've got some friends over there now, and they're not all actors, which is quite refreshing, and now I have a great time there.
Once you take a role, you have to do it properly and do it justice.
I'm a big handbag lover and will always have one with me.
I'm a complete junky for lotions and potions! I love SkinCeuticles Hydrating B5 Gel; it's like a serum and I put it on my face, and immediately I can feel it. I put my moisturiser on top of that, and I just know that it's going in more. I can feel it working, and I love it.
Kids hate anyone who is different.
I have been working since I was 11 on everything including period dramas.
I'm not a flying fan. I can't bear it.
Kicks are my forte. I've got strong legs and high kicks. And I've got very good reach, obviously.
I hate watching myself on film because I am so judgmental.
The truth is, I'm not body confident.
I did model for a little while part-time, but I wasn't a bloody model, and I am definitely not that horrible thing 'model-turned-actress.'
Hairdressers call me dark blonde, but I think they're wrong. I feel far more naturally confident blonde. My mum's blonde, my sister's platinum blonde. I thought, 'When I grow up, that's what I'm going to look like.'
I don't know what it is about me, but I don't think of myself as sexy; I never have.
I am my own worst enemy. My friends and family will say, 'You've got everything going for you right now', and I say, 'Oh yes, but!' Which is not a good way to be.
When you're acting, you're escaping and hiding behind something. It's cliched to say, but there's a safety there.
I'm not interested in serial dating; I'd honestly rather be single.
The 1950s would be my ideal decade because I'm actually very traditional; I enjoy being at home, and I'm a complete nester.
I was brought up to think a lot about food and have respect for it, both as medicine and something to eat and enjoy.
