I Do Realise How Incredibly Lucky I

We Were All Expecting To Finish [downton Abbey] After Series 1, Actually. And Then, It Got Extended To Series 3, And That's When Two Of Our Much Loved And Much Missed Friends Left. And Then, It Was Going To Be Done With Series 5, But Julian Fellowes Said, "i'd Like To Do One More." So It's Been A Series Of Extensions, Rather Than Wondering How Much Longer We Can Go On For.

I Certainly Couldn't Run A Big Country House, Nor Could I Organize The Greatest Show On Earth.

In The Age Of The Camera Phone It's A Bit Weird When You're Sitting Having Dinner In A Restaurant And People Think They're Being Very Subtle Taking A Photo While In Fact They're Being Very Obvious. When You're In A Middle Of A Mouthful With Friends Or Family And People Come Up Asking For A Photograph, That's When You Want To Say, 'actually, I'm Going To Say No; I'd Like To Finish My Meal. This Is My Time.'

I Do Realise How Incredibly Lucky I Am.

A Typical Christmas Is Me Shucking Oysters. I Love Them And I Always Get Them In At Christmas.