I sometimes meditate.

I've always wanted to adopt.

I can't stand the smell of beer.

Time management is really important.

I'm not in a rush to walk down the aisle.

I tried Botox once and I looked demented.

Before 'Holby,' I'd always avoided long-term roles.

I always try to be healthy - brown rice, brown pasta.

I like the idea of marriage, but I think I'm a nomad.

I recycle as much as I can but I'm not an eco warrior.

Yeah, I love shopping and clothes but I don't live to shop.

I come from a working class family. We barely had anything.

Jimmy Akingbola, Ed MacLiam and Hugh Quarshie are all so fit!

I come from a big family and I was never completely on my own.

I'm careful about what I eat, but I do allow myself cheat days.

I'm not one of those people who escapes to the countryside at weekends.

'Primeval' is very similar to 'Footballers' Wives' - it's pure fantasy.

I think women are so much more interesting and sexy in their 30s and 40s.

I have more than 100 pairs of Jimmy Choos and I feel very guilty about it.

If I'm in the wrong, I'll always say sorry, but sometimes it takes a while.

My father is Moroccan and I have fond childhood memories of holidays there.

I thought the Charleston would be a bit like the jive, but it isn't really.

I'm going to hide - I always do on my birthday, I never celebrate birthdays.

When I was younger I used to volunteer at the Mother Teresa charities in India.

I'm half Moroccan and half Indian so I have quite an adventurous taste in food.

The make-up on 'Footballers' Wives' is unbelievable - there's loads of fake tan.

I've got a Moroccan shape, where the weight goes on around the belly and the bum.

I travel a lot for work, so downloading books is easier than carrying them around.

When somebody openly talks about having depression, it's a very brave thing to do.

I did 'Footballer's Wives' for two-and-a-half seasons and I asked to be written out.

I hadn't planned to have kids, I didn't even know I was pregnant until four months in.

Being in your 30s is about discovering yourself and your body and enjoying who you are.

Men huddle in a corner and talk about me, rather than walking up to me and chatting me up.

I don't think anyone imagines themselves being a single parent. But I don't have a choice.

I eat little meals throughout the day rather than one huge one that makes you feel stuffed.

While other people were dreaming of big cars and houses, I just wanted a huge dressing room.

I have months where I go to the gym all the time, but sometimes I choose long walks instead.

When I had my daughter and split up with her father six months later, I had a really hard time.

I usually switch off my phone. I can't bear it; obviously I'm not a very social person like that.

I have no medical knowledge whatsoever so playing a surgeon on 'Holby' has been a real eye opener!

For modeling, you have to be photogenic, but to be a VJ, you actually project your whole personality.

When you have kids your priorities change. What you are looking for in a partner becomes more complex.

I love salad, but I have to have something 'solid' with it because I don't feel satisfied without carbs.

I get really bad road rage, and if my daughter is in the car I have to bite my lip and try not to swear.

I find that a small sacrifice such as switching off my phone and blocking out work helps me stay balanced.

I do like to keep my face moisturized even when I'm not wearing make-up, but I don't use too many products.

I want my daughter to grow up with some kind of ambition. I want her to work and to have that independence.

I wouldn't say I am practicing Muslim - I don't go to the mosque or anything, but it's part of my identity.

A lot of mums are torn between their work and missing out on important milestones in their children's lives.

I believe that a university education should be free as it is unfair on people who cannot afford to pay for it.

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