First of all, how did you come to join Ace Reports? - I had just returned from a short trip to America, where I'd been auditioning for a late-night comedy show, and heard that Thames were putting together a new magazine programme for children.  My acting career to date had been pretty varied, but I had never worked on a magazine programme and was attracted by the challenge and the constantly changing format.  I had a meeting with the producer, auditioned, and was lucky enough to get the job.

Was it the first time you'd appeared on TV? - No, my first appearance was at the tender age of four in an advert for chocolate bars.  I remember it quite clearly because we rehearsed six or seven times before we went for a take, and each time I had to unwrap a chocolate bar, take a big bite out of it, smile, and say something like "yummy!", which I was only too happy to do.  But come the actual take, I couldn't look a chocolate bar in the face, having eaten so many, and spent the rest of the afternoon being quite ill.

So have you always been in the entertainment business, or have you done other things since leaving school? - I guess you could say I was born in a trunk because my family has always been in show business.  My father had his own variety show and toured Europe and Scandinavia with it.  Agents would often ring him up looking for children for films and TV, and when a suitable part came up he would suggest me.  On leaving school, I went to Hollywood to star in a series about a pop group call The Bugaloos, and spent a year in L.A. and touring the States promoting an album we recorded.  It was great fun and a tremendous experience.  On returning from the States, I started work on a children's preschool programme called Pipkins as a presenter, and apart from the odd fill-in jobs one has to do while waiting for acting parts - like lorry driving - I've been in show business ever since.

What do you enjoy doing when you aren't working? - I enjoy all forms of sports, particularly athletics and squash, although it seems ages now since I was a member of the Great Britain junior sprint squad, with dreams of running in the Olympics.  I also enjoy eating out and being in the country.