When the first baby laughed for the first time, its laugh broke into a thousand pieces, and they all went skipping about, and that was the beginning of fairies.

When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me.

There are a lot of people who inspire me.  Whether I know them or not I look at them and feel hope.

My parents.  God they wind me up sometimes.  But I am so grateful for them.  The stuff that they have done for me.  They really do put up with some crazy shit.  Parents are also so insanely wise, aren't they?  You don't realise that until you get a little bit older.  Don't be friends with her - she's a bitch, focus on what you want for yourself not what you should want, and so many more other things.  I love and appreciate them so much, but I don't think that I can ever show it properly.

This is Katie.  And this little girl is my world.  Honest to God.  If you're feeling really down in the dumps, and you've watched about 300 Disney films and it has still yet to take any effect, then this little girl with come in with a great big smile just for you.  And you know, if you're feeling really happy and creative she has Barbie's and a tea set and paint and crayons and all those little kid stuff that you can use for yourself too.

Although we don't talk all that often, I often see Crisi as a sort of big sister.  She's so easy to talk to, and talked to her I have about what's been going on.  She has a beautiful blog she posts in and I advise you to check it out.  alittlefeisty.blogspot.co.uk

My bestie.  Whenever I've been down and whingey and moaney she's never gone, 'oh get over yourself'.  She is actually one of the nicest people you will ever meet.  Seriously.  I missed some days off school because I was unhappy, and you know what she did?  She made me a stress basket.  She filled it with stuff to make me smile.  Not many people would do that for me.  And I cannot thank her enough for always being there.

My Drama Group.  This was my rabbit hole.  I could just escape there and be me and it was fine.  I love all of these guys so much I can't tell them.  When I've been sitting in my counselling rooms, they've looked up at me in surprise and they're like, 'So, you like performing?'  But the wonderful thing about Drama is that you don't have to be you.  You can be whoever you want to be.

Which leads me onto my next inspiration 'I'm the kind of actress who has ventured into escaping me'.  Helena Bonham-Carter has had a bit of a hard life.  I say bit, but I don't mean like oh shit I spilt the milk, I mean not dying of famine in Africa.  Ok, so she's been through a lot.  But look at her now.  Look at how well she's doing with her life.  That's what I want to aim for.  She's how I want to be.

So, I didn't believe ghosts until I met Anne Boleyn.  I've always been fascinated by her since I was about eight years old.  There was a whole section about her in my Tudor Book on King Henry VIII.  The other wives were scarcely mentioned and she had a whole two pages to herself.  I remember reading and rereading that section over and over again in the back of my dad's car.  She''s an inspiration to me as being a strong woman and coping with so much.  One day, when things got difficult and I was ready to leave, I saw and I felt her arms wrap around me from behind.  She held me.  Now in the darkest times she comes along and just smiles at me.  That's all.  But it's enough.