As for cooking, I like making lasagne and spaghetti Bolognese, I have perfected my porridge, and I like making Sunday roasts.

I am a bit of a domestic goddess to be honest. I am a clean freak so I love doing the hoovering and the cleaning.

I have plans to send my little daughter and son into dancing because I'd love for them to enjoy it too.

I train and keep in shape. It's quite vain.

The vast majority of my fan mail comes from older women and gay men.

It is a weird job where you can kiss someone at work then go back to your loved ones and it's all ok.

I like the idea of doing a part which, as a straight guy, is really different to me. I'd just see doing a gay kiss, and a gay role, as something different. Plus I have plenty of gay mates, so I could probably practice with them.

I've been spoilt with 'Emmerdale' over the years. I've had a taste of high drama, action, explosive scenes, emotional scenes and the odd bit of comedy with Bernice.

I have done Emmerdale since I was 12 and there has never been a time when I could just be myself.

I watch a lot of English films but one of my favourites is 'Gladiator.' It's epic - if it doesn't get you fired up, nothing will.

Australia has the British way of life - and great weather. I could live there.

I'd love a racing career, but as I didn't start until I was 28 I missed years of experience.

The amazing thing with a soap is every day you're challenged, the amount of storylines we go through, the amount of emotions you get to play is really challenging.

Twenty years is a long time and it's been an incredible 20 years. I'm so grateful to 'Emmerdale' for what they have given me throughout that period.

We're pretty sure Liz fell pregnant on our wedding night.

I want five children! I do want a huge family, but ultimately, whatever will be, will be.

I've always wanted to have children and become a father, without question.

I'm happiest when I'm with people who have known me for years.

A family with two kids and a dog, however cheesy it might sound, that's what I want.

I don't live too far from my mum so I can go round for home-cooked meals and get my ironing done.

I thought I had a pretty good American accent but I had a few sessions with a voice coach over there and she was picking up on a few things. Possibly because I've got such a strong Northern accent, I emphasise the wrong part of words so the idea is to work on my American accent.

I'd love nothing more to play a strong leading male in a Marvel thing. I read they are about to make comic book hero Captain Britain and I thought that would be an amazing part to play.

I've been acting since I was a kid and it started out as a hobby. I've been lucky enough to make that my professional career and I've earned a living out of it.

Let's not forget that I am an actor and I'm a real budding, enthusiastic and ambitious actor.