DEBRA STEPHENSON

For me, it's all about healthy eating and working out. If I have to look slim for a bikini, then I will eat lots more salad and fruit, which are low in calories and don't make you look bloated.

I love glamour.

I left 'Coronation Street' so I could spend more time with the kids because it was difficult getting a work life balance.

My husband is the love of my life.

I'll buy half the wardrobe after 'The Impressions Show' has finished - I know it fits and looks good, because I'm impersonating people such as Angelina Jolie.

Acting and performing is part of who I am.

It sounds a bit cheesy saying 'Coronation Street' is like one big happy family, but there is a real aspect of that.

They say behind every great man is a great woman, but I think it works the other way round as well.

When I was a child, I did singing and dancing and drama and impressions.

When I did 'Opportunity Knocks' at 14, it was singing in other people's voices. So I'm more comfortable doing that.

On Saturday morning, I like to get up early and go out - TV is banned!

Sunday nights are my favourite.

I love comedy, but I feel like I need to keep doing drama when I can.

I love the idea of the Swinging Sixties in London.

I'd love to be an old actress and still be in a soap.

I've always seen the best in people.

Criticism is frightening.

I've got no brothers or sisters, so it's really important for me to have friends who I've known for years that I really know I can trust and rely on.

Experiencing lots of different things is what being a kid is all about, and it helps make the most of their childhood.

I used to do cabaret as a kid and always wanted to pick it up again.

I admire the older ladies who carry on working. Look at Betty Driver on 'Coronation Street' - she's incredible.

My favourite memory was the first time my mum bought me a bubble blower. I must have been the happiest girl in the world that day. I was all over those bubbles like a moth to a flame.

I like shopping, but I don't often get a chance to go, so I end up buying clothes from shoots I work on.

I've used Dermalogica skin care for years, ever since a friend who works in a spa told me it was better than anything you can get from a beauty counter. I've tried switching to other products, but my skin doesn't feel as good.

I used to go to auditions, mainly for talent competitions like 'Opportunity Knocks.'