TAMZIN OUTHWAITE

I'm a big fan of Jamie Oliver, and I've got all of his books. His recipe for peas with white wine and bacon is one of my favourites.

My default-setting Italian recipes that I always fall back on are the ones that we had as kids, like spaghetti vongole, which is tomato and clams with spaghetti.

My mum was the worst time-keeper, and she never worried about the house being spotless, so it was always the place where all my mates wanted to hang out.

With TV shows that film in London, you're pretty much around for your kids, so that's good.

If there is a snobbery, then they haven't been on set to see how a show like 'EastEnders' works. Because I know for a fact that some of my favourite actors are still not capable of doing what these guys do.

I love any type of cheese, preferably on a large board with a glass of Chateauneuf-du-Pape.

My favourite view is just up the road from my house where, if you look one way, you can see Alexandra Palace, and if you turn the other, you get a panoramic view of the whole of London, including the Gherkin and Canary Wharf.

I have Italian heritage, so I'm keen to go over for a few months with the girls and soak up the culture and the food. I'd like us all to learn Italian together as a family - it's something I've been saying for years.

Sciences were not my favourite subjects at school. I preferred English, drama, music, and history.

Emotions interest me, and I'm fascinated by how a child's mind works.

I love being able to do a bit of theatre, do a bit of telly, and do a bit of film.

Television is very instant. Theatre is much more free, but you are very much on your own up there on stage and in control of your own performance.

I'd love to go to Indonesia, Bali, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Cambodia.

My dad came from quite a poor background, so we were made to understand the value of money from an early age, and because of that, I always wanted to be self-sufficient and earn my own money.

So many people are focused on reaching the top of an imaginary ladder that they don't enjoy the climb.

If anything, I would say the movies I've done have been very low paid. TV work and voice-overs have been more lucrative.

While the kids are little, I want to maintain a job, keep a roof over their heads, and make them proud. I want them to have good female role models in their life.

I love the idea of solar panels, but they are very expensive. I hope, as living sustainably becomes the norm, they will become more accessible.

I juice beetroots, carrots, celery, pineapples, or anything in my fridge that's left over. I just chuck it all in - it's very good for cleansing your system.

I had a Saturday job in Barratts shoe shop at the age of 15.

I don't want to be moaning about getting older or being overweight. I just want to focus on being happy and healthy.

Everyone talks about 40 like it's massive, but I looked at Joanna Lumley at the Ab Fab premiere the other day, and she looks amazing at 70 - that's 30 years older than 40, which sounds ridiculous. The number doesn't matter; it's what's going on for you.

I like the fact I've got a past to learn from, but I don't want to wish my life away, either.

I'm not waiting for Mr Right. I'd be open to dating, but I'm happy not. I'm not on Tinder or anything.

I like to have a reason to change my hair. I'm not very good at saying, 'I think I'm going to do something else with my hair now.' I like a character to lead it that way.