By 17, I was modeling and had bought myself a flat. I’ve always tried to be self-sufficient.
From 16 years old, I wanted to have a baby, that’s all I wanted.
If I am in London I like a quick get away to The Olde Bell in Hurley It’s nearby and no stress – great food and beautiful walks.
I’ve concentrated for a long time on English films because I’ve got two kids but my oldest son is 11 and I think I’m going to be away for about four months of year now.
I’m the kind of person who’ll have a few drinks and fall asleep at 11.
My kids inspire me to be the person I am today – without them I wouldn’t be who I am today.
My style is scruffy with a touch of androgyny.
I was the eldest daughter with these four beautiful younger sisters with ringlets and pretty faces, and I used to dress them up in Victorian clothes and take them out for the day and pretend they were mine.
When I had my first boy it all started and that male energy seemed to keep me awake but since my daughter, who’s incredibly serene, I can’t seem to stop sleeping because she’s asleep all the time. It’s a pattern.
I’ve always been an animal lover. People should be made aware of all the issues. Some people think that the whole wearing-fur thing is glamorous, but you can look good without it.
My parents are from Manchester but I was brought up in London, Camden Town.
I really fought to make my character not a stereotype. I play a soap star with dyed blonde hair.
I find a lot of young filmmakers make too much of an effort to be trendy and they can be pretentious.
I haven’t done an international film for a long time.
I love babies. I love being pregnant and I loved giving birth.
I was fiercely independent and ambitious from a very young age.
My childhood was colorfully anarchic and punctuated by a lot of change.
If the kids did want to get into showbiz then so be it, but I would never project anything on to my children.
I never thought I’d spend all my life with Gary. I suppose I was quite cynical about marriage. But with Jude, I knew right from the beginning: there was an electricity I’d never felt before. It was so easy, we talked for hours. It was a relief, really.
I really enjoy making dinner for my kids and my husband – chopping ginger and marinating the tofu.