Lily Donaldson

Growing up I always used to shop in Oxfam. I'd find things for 50p and then take them home, cut them up and make them into something new.

One favourite find of mine has to be a 1980s black dinner jacket that I wear as a dress.

My favourite trainers are Converse.

A myth is a lie that conceals or reveals a truth. But if it reveals even a strand of history or truth, that's what gets my adrenaline going.

When you pick up a novel from the bed side table, you put down your own life at the same time and you become another person for the duration.

The closest I've come to being on a reality TV show is C-SPAN's live coverage of the Senate floor.