Actress, singer and former model Agyness Deyn, 32, was born Laura Michelle Hollins in Greater Manchester, and followed her friend, the fashion designer Henry Holland, to London. She left modelling to pursue a film career, and lives in Los Angeles. Last year she separated from her husband, the actor Giovanni Ribisi.
I can talk to anyone. Northerners are uninhibited. There’s no line to cross: everyone talks to everyone, nobody takes themselves too seriously and we can take the mick out of ourselves. I’m massively proud of that.
Fame is a full-on life experience. When I was flung from living a “normal” life to something that’s not normal, there were times when I was really scared. There are moments in your life when you think, “Oh