My dad's an ex-policeman, and my mum is a sales representative, and they haven't got the acting bug. Bless them.

I caught the acting bug from my dad.

I did ballet and gymnastics, and then I started acting when I was eight - just doing amateur theater at a place called Oldham Theatre Workshop in my hometown.

My first big role was when I was 17 and I got the part playing Maria in 'West Side Story' in my school production.

I worked with my dad for 15 years. I apprenticed under him and decided I wanted to become an architect. So I went to college for it and then the acting bug got me.

It's an acting job-acting natural.