Eleanor Tomlinson

I really love being a redhead. Even though it's not my natural colour, it makes me feel more like myself.

I love Paris.

I'm one of those people who loves love. I'm fascinated by it: what it does to us, how it messes us up.

I love doing stunts. It's so much fun.

Frankly, I don't want to let trolls into my life.

I'm not interested in being the damsel in distress; I want someone who has her own storyline and her own mission - not a woman who, to use a comedy term, is just there to provide the feed line to someone else's joke.

I'd like to have a solid, classy career with a good CV of work. I want to be known for acting, not my personal life. Women like Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet - they're intelligent and sophisticated. I want to be given those opportunities.

I just want to be known for the work I do, not my personal life or what I'm wearing.

I never trust anything that can be captured in 2 takes.

I'm aware of being pigeonholed in those period drama roles. But, I do love them at the same time.

I remember when I was younger. Dad's agent came round, and I asked if she would represent me. She didn't represent children at the time, but I wouldn't let her leave the house until she agreed. I've always been quite headstrong.

I travel a lot with work... to and from Cornwall and Bristol, so I find myself on lots of trains.