Did you get your handbag free with a magazine?

Oh no, I like my nice handbags! That’s one thing I like – nice handbags, and nice shoes. I’ve spent about £400 on this handbag. I always have loads of food in it, too.

Scotch eggs?

No… it’s full of little nibbles for when I’m on set. And people are always laughing at me because I go down on set in my warm coat and it’s stashed with little packets of food. I get hungry all the time.

If you got really, really fat would the producers bump you off?

I hope they wouldn’t bump me off, though they’d probably tell me to go on a diet: ‘Stop eating all the pies!’ But no, you can’t kill Carmel off. She’s such a fantastic character – I’ll just make sure I don’t get fat.

What would your specialist subject be on Mastermind?

Me on Mastermind? That’s hilarious. My specialist subject would probably be about… shoes. But I wouldn’t get past the first question…

Well, let’s see. Question one: what is the name of the wooden shoes native to Holland?

Clogs. But don’t ask me any more – I had enough trouble getting that one.

OK, here’s a different one – what’s your favourite hymn?

Probably ‘Kum Ba Yah’. But that’s everyone favourite, isn’t it?

Would you ever do a Gemma Atkinson and become a glamour model and start dating footballers?

No. I’ve got nothing against footballers. If I met one who was lovely, then possibly. But I like my man to be out of the scene and someone who can look after me.

A nice homely man called Trevor, perhaps?

Er, yes. Though I’d probably take the mickey out of his name all the time. Gemma and Trevor: that would sound quite nice on our wedding invitation.

Finally, what kind of drunk are you? Lively? Quiet? Psychotic?