I've got a great life - my friends, my marriage, my career, my health - and I'm on 'Strictly,' and I'm learning to dance.
Once, I was followed by a car when I was driving. Every time I sped up, the car sped up, and when I slowed down, it slowed down. Eventually, I stopped, got out and screamed, 'What do you want?' He said, 'I just wanted to give you some flowers because I'm such a fan.' I felt awful. He was just being kind.
I've been working in radio on and off for most of my career. There's a restfulness about it. It's more focused on the voice, so you don't have to worry about extraneous things like sound effects, as there's someone there to look after that.
Radio means you can play parts that aren't based on your looks or your age. It's a lot of fun. You can do tremendous things - play more diverse characters - that you wouldn't get to do in theatre or TV.
'Silver Street' was a very happy time for me.
Even people who aren't pleasant to deal with - it's often because they're unhappy, and something's still not resolved for them.
I went into acting because I wanted to be seen being someone else, not me!
Going to drama school was the start of my journey of discovery and getting to know myself.
I have loved being a step-mum to Brian's children. We have a great relationship, and it's lovely to spend time with the grandchildren.
My parents used to go ballroom dancing in their latter years, and it gave them so much pleasure.
My father was a dress cutter, and my mother was a tailoress, so I was brought up to appreciate a good frock.
I refused to describe myself as an actress until 'EastEnders' because, until then, I couldn't support myself without doing other jobs.