How much fun was it to play Lauren?

It was a lot of fun, it was definitely gruelling to be a dancer for a couple of months but it was fun to live that life for a little bit.

Do you think you’re anything like Lauren – can you relate to her life?

I definitely can. I went out to the city when I was young to work but I didn’t have an urge to break out as strong as Lauren’s/ I can relate to having a dream, and going after it , having to beat down doors and keep going, I can really relate to that struggle. It’s even harder being a dancer than an actor, the toll it takes on your body for a start, plus having to be rejected time and again, but it’s very similar to acting. I’m glad I chose the acting route!

What did all that dancing do to your body?

It was pretty bad, the rehearsals were 10 hours a day for a month before we even started shooting, then when we did start there were 16 - hour days of dancing all day, so it was pretty intense. I ended up with lots of injuries and trips to the physical therapist and chiropractor with all sorts of back and neck problems, but that’s the life of a dancer. My sister’s a dancer and she constantly has to work on whatever injury she has at the moment – it’s the life they lead. After I finished shooting I didn’t do any exercise for a really long time. I tried to eat really healthily but didn’t diet, as when you’re doing so much activity you need to keep eating to stay healthy. I ate lots of salads and was having protein shakes every couple of hours to try and stay strong as it’s very athletic.

You come from a dancing background but if you had to chose right now between acting and dancing, what would you pick?

Oh dancing for sure. Oh no- I mean acting! Whoops! I wanted to be a dancer for a long time but I realised early on I couldn’t take the physical toll and the exhaustion, and I didn’t want it bad enough to go through all that. When I started acting I still got the love for performing that I’ve always had but in a different medium.