Rachel Blanchard

Rachel: I know some women find it tough going, but I really love being pregnant. I have to admit to suffering from dreadful bump envy. I think I'm happier being pregnant than in any other place. It's the most fantastic feeling there is, the anticipation of a new life. So I do feel really jealous when I see another woman with a cute little baby bump just starting to show, and usually end up going home and telling my husband I want another baby. We've already got two, but ideally I'd like to have four children if I can. Fortunately, my husband Adrian enjoys trying to make them as much as I do, so I don't think that will be much of a problem!

Rachel: I don't think anyone ever realises how hard it is to be a mother until they become one. But it's also incredibly rewarding too, and I wouldn't change a thing about it.

Rachel: I have a friend who puts some pretty provocative pictures on Facebook and every address she's ever lived at and I think... I just don't understand it. I do think it's kind of dangerous. The internet is amazing, but there is definitely a limit and I don't think we've really realized what that limit should be. It can be kind of isolating and it can be completely obsessive; just the need to check everything all the time. I'm taking a little break from the internet right now. I'm still using my e-mail, which isn't that much of a break, but I'm trying not to use the internet too much right now and I'm not on Facebook or Skype. You don't want to live your life around a computer.

Rachel: I think there are two types of independent films. There are good independent films and then there are independent films that make you wonder, "Why did anyone make this?"

Rachel: (When asked if she trusts her husband, Adrian) Of course I trust him - If I didn't, there's no way I'd ever let him lock me in a box and saw me in half!!...

Rachel: I love living in the UK. When I'm in Los Angeles, I'm Rachel Blanchard, actress, and I've always got to be on my guard, looking out for the paparazzi and people like that, which can get quite stressful. But, when I'm here in the UK, there's none of that. Here, hardly anyone knows who I am, and to most people around where we live, I'm Mrs Rachel Brown, wife and mother, and I love it - I love the anonymity, because it's so liberating.

Rachel: I've never been much of a jewelry wearer - Usually, the only thing I wear is earrings, and I've never really worn any rings. So it does feel quite strange to be wearing a wedding ring, and I'm still getting used to looking at my hand and seeing it there. But, at the same time, I love seeing it there, because I really love being married to Adrian.

Rachel Blanchard: It's interesting that people are more obsessed with sexuality than with violence toward women.

Rachel Blanchard: I have dreams, and sometimes you wonder how far you'll go for those dreams, especially when the boundaries of work are very ill-defined. I walk out of some auditions thinking, "I can't believe I just did that."