Sarah Smart

Sarah: (on her fiancé, Paul) He's the most brilliant person. He gives me so much support and is convinced that I'm the best actress in the world. If I'm thinking about a scene too much or I say, 'I was rubbish in that', he calms me down and says, 'No Sarah you were great'. He's also gorgeous. What more could you ask for in a partner?

Sarah: (on her character, Virginia, from At Home with the Braithwaites) When I knew I was going to play a lesbian I wasn't sure how to go about it because, I've never had any doubts about my sexuality. I've always known that I like boys. But the scripts are great, which helps a lot, and I normally find that the character sort of arrives when I put Virginia's big sensible boots on. They make her walk in a certain way that just isn't feminine at all. Once I'd got her walk right the rest of her seemed to come along too.