Is it more important to be liked or respected?

Both would be nice, but ultimately the most important thing is to respect yourself.

If you could be remembered for one thing what would it be?

I think just to be remembered at all would be enough.

Who or what is your greatest love?

My family.

When did you last lie?

Probably the last time I was asked, “How are you?”

Where does beauty come from – is it innate, or can it be learnt?

Beauty is subjective but we’re influenced by the images we’re exposed to. I’m glad you can open a magazine now and see a whole range of skin tones, body types, wrinkles, grey hair - we’re finally, thankfully, widening societal ideals of what is considered beautiful. To me, true beauty is something innate that shines through a person’s eyes - empathy, curiosity, kindness.

Gemma Chan gets real about how the media can warp our ideas about beauty