You get what you need, not what you want. Within a few days, I turned 40, got divorced and I got the job on Van der Valk. I’d been auditioning loads that spring and I wanted other jobs more. With hindsight, as our borders were shutting, it felt immensely liberating to be somewhere else, filming in Amsterdam. I’ve been seduced by the city. It’s brought me love and friendship, and I wouldn’t have had that connection if I’d got one of the other jobs.
There’s a stigma about being shy and introverted. As a child, I was always hiding behind my mother’s skirt and I never put my hand up. Even at university, I never spoke up. I was always a shy performer, and in my 20s, I’d often question…
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Woman & Home (Digital) - 1 Issue, July 2022