Dancer

When it came to the stylish and graceful art of ballroom dancing, my dad was a king of the clubs, a prowling tiger and a wonderfully natural mover.

I'm a sucker for turquoise sea, white beaches and palm trees. I've been to the tropics every year since I could afford it. It's the perfect place to unwind. I can chill out, read, do a bit of yoga.

I am down-to-earth and not one of those starry, up-their-own-butt celebrities.

When people feel threatened by you, they find something that is belittling.

When I visit a country, I like to experience local food.

I like to read about subjects unrelated to my work, especially history.

When I was 10, I knew there was something different about me. Everyone was football-mad, but I just wanted to watch musicals and see art.

I love reading. I'm very much into history, novels, biographies and I have a wide range of thrillers.

If I had a place with a studio where I could paint I'd be happy.

It's horrible how money and fame can make you acceptable while, if you're not famous or rich, you're not acceptable.

Dad was a bus driver, and when he finished work he would repair cars.

I think a lot of people have a vision of L.A. in which TV executives and movie directors plan their latest productions by the swimming pool.

Before a long-haul flight, buy yourself a cheap, big, comfortable pillow. It makes a huge difference.

I love to cook.

I started dancing before I could talk. Other babies learn to stand and then walk - I just danced.

My parents wanted me to work in a bank or as an accountant.

I love contemporary art, although I wouldn't want a pickled shark in my house.

Mum had a job fitting upholstery into cars, but, in the evenings, she worked as a seamstress.

I'm with people all the time so I often go away on my own.

I've been in love with the cinema since childhood and it's a fantasy of mine to appear in a Hollywood movie.