Terri Dwyer fell into acting by chance (Picture: Rex)

The actress, 49, on how she got her TV break, the best way to battle a hangover and having two roles in a tense thriller

You began your career in Hollyoaks – is it true you’d had no acting experience?

I hadn’t done anything in terms of acting and, oh, I was awful – just shocking! I kept expecting to get fired! But what I lacked in talent I made up for by studying people who really did know what they were doing. I’ve never pretended to be the best actress in the world but I’m a really hard worker.