Susan: ... there's no better part than a nasty person. After Fleur, I played a whole series of them: Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, was in her own way a monster, Becky Sharp was also a monster, and in the theatre I've played a lot of monsters, but for some reason people only ever remember me playing these sweet simpering girls who wouldn't say boo to a goose. It must be something about my personality which is deceiving people!
Susan: I went to do a fete the other day and all the under tens called me Molly (from "Monarch of the Glen"). And sometimes children call me 'Susan Hamster' which I love - it's so sweet isn't it?