When I got pregnant with my first child, I gained nearly 5st. I did a bit of pretending: 'I'm just really small, so I just put on a lot of weight when I'm pregnant.' That is true, but I also ate a lot of cake. Sally Phillips 5stbitecake share on social
TV feels quite constipated, and the thing I find particularly difficult is the branding of the channels where it's not 'Is it a good script?' but 'Is it a BBC2 script?' Sally Phillips bbc2brandchannel Change image and share on social
Red carpets and dressing up are a part of work that I enjoy less than some people. Sally Phillips carpetdressenjoy Change image and share on social
Once you have a Down's syndrome child, you can't conform. In a way, you're free. Sally Phillips childconformfree Change image and share on social
Middle-aged women on telly is a bit of a hot topic - before, we were 27 to 37, and now we're 40 to 50. You do notice as you get older... you go past 35, and suddenly you're playing baddies. Sally Phillips agebaddiebite Change image and share on social
As a writer myself, my job has very often been to also write on the job. So you get the script and a vague idea of how the scene might work, and you then add funny words or change the script. I'm not the world's best writer or the world's best actor, but I can do that thing where I can fix - or ruin - fix-slash-ruin, add quirk, add value. Sally Phillips actoraddchange share on social
I'm a big fan of community, and I think independence is over-rated. Sally Phillips bigcommunityfan Change image and share on social
What having a Down's syndrome child isn't - and I feel very strongly about this - is a tragedy. All those pregnancy books you read when you are expecting refer to Down's syndrome as if it were the worst possible outcome, and it's not. Sally Phillips badbookchild share on social
I have a lot of funny friends, though not everyone's funny all the time. Doon Mackichan's my funniest friend in the pub; Nina Conti's the funniest with a monkey. Sally Phillips contidoonfriend Change image and share on social
Bad impulse buys make you feel grim, don't they? It's like having consumer Tourette's. I gravitate towards austere foreign-language film DVDs when insecure. Sally Phillips austerebadbuy Change image and share on social