Which lesson has been the hardest to learn?

That there are some situations you cannot change, and some people you cannot help. Very hard.

What food sums up happiness?

Meringue! Meringue in all its forms!

What have you never understood?

People who need to fill silence. I bloody love silence. There’s a lot to be said for it.

What is the one thing you want to know before you die?

Where are all the debit cards I’ve ever lost?

Are you scared of dying or what happens when you die?

There’s so much I’m looking forward to so, yes I’m scared of that ending prematurely.

But in later years, who knows?

I just hope I outlive the Queen, but I don’t think that’s a guarantee, she seems to have decided to just carry on indefinitely.

Quinoa or Quavers?

QUAVERS! I love Quavers, but if I had free choice I’d go Wotsits.

Rachel Parris stars in The Mash Report on BBC Two from 26 October and is touring It’s Fun To Pretend from 1 March to 7 April 2019; she joins our line-up of inspiring women for Stylist Live on Sunday 11 November at Olympia London. See Rachel and Desiree Burch in our Sunday Papers debate, as they discuss the week’s most contentious headlines. Book tickets here.

Comedian Rachel Parris shares her Danny Dyer-inspired life lessons