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I agree with my mother that having children removes a layer of skin that you never grow back.
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If I had a penny for every time I've been asked if I'm going to work in America.
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It's lovely being in a hit.
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I've already been married six times in my career as an actress - twice as Becky - so I think a wedding of my own might feel too much like work!
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I'm delighted to join the cast of 'Field Of Blood: The Dead Hour.'
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I take my hat off to working mums and especially single working mums. I honestly don't know how they do it.
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I love going to other people's weddings, but I have never desired a big white wedding for myself, and it has never been put on me as a pressure, an expectation.
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Even at home, I don't have pictures on the wall of jobs I've done.
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That's the great thing about 'Corrie': it is an ensemble cast, and it didn't rest on one person's shoulders by any means.
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I remember trying to explain the class system to a Canadian friend when we started at RADA. The funniest thing was when I told her what bonfire night is all about. It's quite dark when you start breaking it down.
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I'm really looking forward to filming in Glasgow with a top-class cast and crew.
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I miss everyone on 'Coronation Street,' but I don't miss playing Becky.
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You just need a good plan and then a back-up plan!
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Until I'm actually stood on the set doing the job, I always keep my options open.
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As an actress, weekends can be spent working, but my husband, Ryan, works regular hours as an analytics manager for L'Oreal.
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The police who did our training said 'Happy Valley' is one of the only police programmes they can watch and not burst out laughing, saying, 'As if you'd do that.' They think it's really authentic.
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One of my first memories is running up and down the theatre at Wakefield Opera House.
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I get weepy even watching the news.
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The RSC changed my career, and 'Coronation Street' changed my life.
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In the evening, we either go to the cinema or stay in and get a takeaway - my favourites are Chinese or Indian.
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I've got a really good network that includes friends who all had babies within eight weeks of each other, plus my sister, a lovely part-time nanny and a nursery where Orla goes for half days.
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Any aspirational job is tough because everyone wants to do it.
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I'd be a terrible journalist. I wouldn't want to pry; I just don't have that nature.
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Don't be fooled. Looks can be deceptive. Like every working mother, I'm paddling away like a duck beneath the water.