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" I actually used to compete at show-jumping when I was a young'un. "

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" When I'm not acting, I don't feel like an actor. "

" I get angry about the way women are forced and bullied into what the male ideal is. "

" I do, in a strange way, care deeply what people think. "

" People think I'm clever, which is hilarious. I'm like, 'When did this happen? People used to think I couldn't string a sentence together.' "

" I'm a big comfort eater, so if I'm feeling sorry for myself, I'll just stuff my face. "

" I watch 'Take Me Out' mainly for Paddy McGuinness. When we were younger, we worked together as lifeguards at the Bolton Leisure Centre. "

" I'm not a fan of reality TV. "

" For me, I'm still always that kid from Bolton. "

" Sometimes the darker the work, the more fun you can have. "

" My favourite outfit is a giant bunny suit. I wore it in a music video for 'Are You One?' by the Chanteuse & the Crippled Claw and got to keep it. "

" The first posh meal out I had was on my 10th birthday. "

" I'm unusual in that I've worked more as I've got older. "

" I'm really unimaginative - once I like something, I fix on it. "

" I'm inspired by films from the early '50s, especially Jean Simmons in 'The Clouded Yellow' - and by vintage swing, psychobilly gigs, sea shanties, and English folklore. "

" If I dress up, I try to wear something that's still a bit me, but then I regret it when I see that everyone else has dressed up more and looks amazing. "

" I was told, 'Your career's made by what you don't do,' and that always stuck with me. I drive my agent mad! "

" I have recurring dreams about losing my temper, which become quite violent. I dread to think what that says about me. "

" When I'm going to work, I often stop and wonder how I've got here. I don't mean literally, but just thinking back to when I first had the idea of being an actress, it seemed so unreal, so unlikely. People like me just didn't become actresses. Every new job I get comes as shock. It's almost as if I'm waiting to be found out. "

" The women I play don't sit in the corner eating lettuce leaves and talking about what designer shoes they have. "

" In my 20s, I was going round seeing agents who were patronising because I was fat and a girl, which was a double whammy. I knew what it was to feel out-of-the-loop. "

" Sometimes it feels like the feminist movement never happened. "

" I love hoovering. People go to therapists; I've got a Hoover. "

" I care about my work, but I don't care about getting it wrong. The more you do, the more you realise nobody's going to die. "

" I am an actor. I love acting, and I absolutely love what I do, but I don't want it to be every waking hour. "

" I don't really engage with that world of technology, which might be to my detriment. "

" I'm very independent, probably quite selfish, and like being able to disappear at the drop of a hat without having to explain myself - most men would find that a pain, wouldn't they? "

" A few things make a person stylish: honesty, imagination with a sprinkling of humour. I still keep an eye on trends, but I don't follow them any more. "

" At drama school, I was told, 'Lay off the chips, or you'll never play Juliet.' Sometimes, in the stock room of the set of 'Dinnerladies,' I'd put away three or four Mars bars while waiting for a scene. Then, at 24, I lost five stone. "

" We still have an underclass in this country who are constantly ignored and vilified. "

" Generally, I am losing faith in telly, as we do have good dramas but not as many as there should be. "