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    The Downton Abbey actress, who appears on the big screen this month in the thriller Non-Stop, on her secret talent, her personal heroes, and skinny-dipping.

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    1. What are your greatest indulgences? Sushi and wine.

    2. What are three things on your last credit card statement? A kettle, a plane ticket, and Nespresso coffee pods.

    3. What is your biggest regret? Not learning to drive when I was younger!

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    4. What can you not miss on TV? Mad Men.

    5. What brings you the greatest joy? My godchildren.

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    6. What is on your bucket list? Skydive, go to India.

    7. What is the best gift you've received? Humor.

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    8. What is on your perennial to-do list? Start my own band.

    9. What apps can you not live without? Pinterest, Camera+.

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    12. Of the seven deadly sins, which one are you guilty of? Gluttony.

    13. What charities do you support? Changing Faces, Oxfam, and MNDA [Motor Neurone Disease Association].

    14. Who are your heroes? My mum and Joni Mitchell.

    15. What should every woman try at least once in her life? Skinny-dipping.

    16. Who is on the guest list for your ideal dinner party? Marilyn Monroe, Patti Smith, Ernest Hemingway, Johnny Cash, Kristen Wiig, Will Ferrell, and [boyfriend] John Dineen.

    17. Do you have a secret talent? I can whistle through my teeth.

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