I have such a huge girl crush on Beyonce.

When I'm in a tricky situation I often think: 'What would Beyonce do?' It helps.

I've not sat with my agent going: 'Where is the next hopeless girl I can play?' They just come along.

I grew up listening in awe to stories of their wartime adventures. My granny, Joan, was a journalist and wrote amazing letters to my grandpa when he was a prisoner of war, while my nana, Mary, was a Land Girl, then a Wren. They were so independent, resilient and glamorous.

He barely knew I existed. I knew some of the same people he knew, but I was a girl in the background, several degrees of seperation removed.

My first celebrity crush... I had a huge crush on 'Cheetara' from 'ThunderCats.'