“I think, for a shy person - and I was very shy until my mid-20s - having been to an all-girls' school is not brilliant on the boyfriend front later. Because when I went to university, it was definitely like meeting a new species of people. Suddenly, at age 19, I was thinking: 'Can you speak to these people?' I was very, very nervous.”

English actress, comedian and writer

Miranda Hart is an English actress, comedian and writer, known for her BBC sitcom Miranda, which ran from 2009 to 2015. She was born Miranda Katherine Hart Dyke. Her series is described as semi-autobiographical and self-driven, and it brought her three Royal Television Society awards, four British Comedy Awards, and four BAFTA nominations. Her work is closely associated with television comedy and with writing material drawn from her own life.