Actress

I don't think any actors love taking their clothes off on film, unless you're an exhibitionist, which I'm certainly not.

I'm a big handbag lover and will always have one with me.

I defy any woman that doesn't feel more elegant and more groomed and ready for an evening than if you have a blow dry.

The weather in California is so much hotter than it is in England that it's absolutely changed my style. I have many more dresses and shorts than I ever thought I would coming from U.K.! It's so much easier to dress femininely in a warm climate.

I was brought up to think a lot about food and have respect for it, both as medicine and something to eat and enjoy.

The truth is, I'm not body confident.

I will normally eat about seven or eight mince pies in one sitting. Sometimes, I can get to double figures. My friends, and probably most people, stop at two, so they probably dislike me a bit for it.

I'm not interested in serial dating; I'd honestly rather be single.

I hate watching myself on film because I am so judgmental.

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.'

Once you take a role, you have to do it properly and do it justice.

I love dressing up for events; to me it's almost like wearing a costume for the evening.

Once you take a role, you have to do it properly and do it justice.

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.'

I have to be careful not to do so many comedy airhead roles from now on. I've turned down a couple already.

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.

Jane Austen's characters for women are always very strong, opinionated and elegantly written, so they're always great for an actress to have a chance to do.

Jane Austen's characters for women are always very strong, opinionated and elegantly written, so they're always great for an actress to have a chance to do.

I will normally eat about seven or eight mince pies in one sitting. Sometimes, I can get to double figures. My friends, and probably most people, stop at two, so they probably dislike me a bit for it.