I’m crap at doing my own hair. Hair will always remain a mystery to me. It is the leprechaun at the end of the rainbow. People keep saying to me, “Oh, just pop a bit of cream in there, do this,” and I just can’t seem to do it.

Getting your make-up done for the red carpet is amazing because you get to try everything. Everywhere I go, I’m always asking what make-up artists are using and it’s brilliant because you get to try lots of products and see what works. But the thing is, you’re not going to put that much make-up on yourself to go to Tesco, so it’s a bit of give and take when it comes to lessons. There is a thing you can do – and I heard that someone got this from RuPaul’s Drag Race – you get a lovely highlighter and you put it just at the crest at the top of your lips, which makes them look more plump. Chanel does a really great highlighter, and Gucci Westman does a banging one as well.

I like rituals. I turn on the radio, do some yoga, have a freezing cold shower, moisturise with Shiseido Essential Energy Day Cream and then drink a strong black coffee with lots of honey in it. That makes me feel calm.

I love a bath. I’m one of those people who likes it scalding hot. I like my coffee and my tea hot, and I like my bath hot, like I’ve-got-no-skin-left hot. And then add loads of salt and lavender oil, light your candles, get a glass of wine or a cup of tea and a really good book. I’ve woken up in a bath a few times, which is dangerous. No bubbles, though. As a kid, I did like bubbles, but I’m a grownup now so I have bath oil. That’s what the purists do. Bubble baths are for Hollywood movies.

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