Phoebe Dynevor

“My grandmother Shelley was an actress and would tell me about working in the theatre, while my grandpa on Dad's side, Gerard Dynevor, was a big influence in theatre and a TV director.”

“My mum grew up in Oldham and was going to work at a cigarette factory till she decided to go to drama school, so there's part of me that wants to represent the Northern working-class background.”

“I did love the glamour of going out and had a couple of years when there was a lot of make-up and false eyelashes.”

“I was so nervous about dancing because I've always thought of myself as a terrible dancer.”

“I think at 17, if I'd have seen a show that was really geared towards a woman's sexuality and her finding that and not the male, and not the woman being sexualized, it would have been so interesting to see that growing up.”

“So many times I've seen that done where it's the man laying back in bed, with his chubby belly, and the woman is absolutely gorgeous in every way, and you see all of her beautiful backside. To flip that on its head was so interesting to me.”

“I've always loved fashion, though I'm not good with brands.”

“I sometimes wish that 21st century women could wear skirts and dresses every day without looking overdressed.”

“I'm really interested in how people's minds work - what makes them sad or happy.”

“I don't think you can ever really prepare yourself for something to hit like Bridgerton' did, because there's not many things that hit like that.”

“When I first read the Bridgerton' script, it blew me away.”

“There's definitely something to be said for having a dancing partner and trusting each other and having to create something together which then really informs the performance, in a way.”

“There's not many TV series that do that, that focus on different characters every season.”

“Actors just seemed like really fascinating people.”

“I had a really strange period in my early 20s with the industry, and not succeeding the way I wanted to, and I put a lot of pressure on myself.”

“My mum always tells the story that, when she was pregnant with me, and I was two weeks late, she would watch Mary Poppins over and over again to try and get me to come out. That is my relationship with Julie Andrews.”

“Just working with Shondaland, I felt really safe as a woman, I think, particularly just knowing that I wasn't going to be taken advantage of in any way.”

“I would have hated living in 1813. It wouldn't have been my cup of tea at all.”

“My sister is nine years younger than I am.”

“I'd say Bridgerton' has definitely changed my life. But not only in the things that have come from the job, but also just the experience of it and meeting the most incredible people; just learning so much from working so hard for that period of time.”