Laila Rouass

I want my daughter to grow up with memories of home-cooked meals, just as I did as one of seven children by Moroccan parents.

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

There is this thing called catastrophic thinking - you start thinking that something catastrophic is going to happen. I get on a plane and I think it's going to crash, I just know it's going to crash, so you're petrified.

I love 'Holby.' I've been a fan for many years.

Kids will always find something to pick on, whether it's your color, your religion, the way you look, your size. You try and stand up for yourself, but it's really difficult when you've got 20 or 30 girls against you.

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

If I'm going to a party, I dance for as long as possible to burn the calories - the jive is great because you're on your toes a lot so it works your calves, thighs and bum.

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

I wasn't born into money and there have been jobs in the past that I've not wanted to take on, but I've had to because of the money.

There is no other parent for Inez. When I was working, I never got to hear about her day or chat about what she was learning or do any reading with her because by the time I got home my nanny had put her to bed.

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

Time management is really important.

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

My style is all over the place. It goes by my mood, but on a day-to-day basis it's relaxed and comfortable, just jeans and T-shirts and no heels unless I'm going to a meeting.

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

My social life's moved up a few notches since moving back to London from Surrey because I'm near friends and family again and I'm really enjoying it.

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

I'm doing the film 'Don't Stop Dreaming' with Rishi Kapoor and Suniel Shetty. They're both so funny and fantastic!

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

I'd be scared of hitting 60 and looking like a granny when the child's just in their teens. I'm happy I had my daughter when I was in my 30s.

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

I'm not a marriage person. I've realized that it's not for me, the commitment and all that.

I grew up with strong women around me. My grandmother came to this country not able to speak the language, on her own with seven kids. And she got through it.

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

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

Because I'm not a spy in 'Spooks' and I'm not in every day I'm able to do other things, which is great fun because it breaks it all up for me and I get some time to spend with my daughter.

I'm over trying to be younger or look younger.

I've got a scar on my shin from when I got shot in New York when I was 17. I was outside a McDonald's and somebody shot a gun from a car, and the bullet grazed my leg.

I always base my characters around Miss Piggy - she's my idol!

But I find it so difficult to go out and be like 'Hey, I'm a sexpot.' At home I'm just a mum with food down her top!

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

My character in 'Primeval' is a bookworm but she is very sexy.

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

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 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.

I'd watched the first couple of series, dipped in and out of it, but I think everyone's a fan of 'Spooks' even if they don't watch it all the time.

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

Every time I tell someone that I'm doing 'Spooks,' they're like, 'Wow!' That's a guaranteed reaction. It's such a high-end show, it's so sexy and slick and smooth.

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

I am not a country girl at all. I tried the whole country dream and it didn't work for me. I need the madness and pandemonium of a city around me.

I like to have things around me that I love. However, I'm not a hoarder and get rid of everything I don't need.

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

I've got a varied taste in films. I love a good horror movie - the first few 'Saw' films for example - but I also like comedies.

I love ice-skating but I'm not very good at it.

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

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

You have to eat well, drink enough water and get enough sleep to look your best, and no fancy creams will substitute that.

I love Louboutins and Jimmy Choos, but I've got pairs I've never worn, because I'm still waiting to find the outfit that will go with them.

I've always wanted to adopt.