At the end of the day… Barbara Palvin

I live in Williamsburg, New York, with my boyfriend [actor Dylan Sprouse] – I moved here to be with him. I love that it is a little quieter than Manhattan, there are lots of great restaurants and we have a beautiful view of the city skyline. At the end of a busy day, we’ll open a bottle of mead [a honey ‘wine’] – Dylan has a meadery called All-wise nearby – and just look at the view or play some VR.

Work is often nearby

– we recently shot a campaign together for The Kooples, down the road in Brooklyn. There is a lot of movement within the pictures and an elegance and an edginess. Our relationship is very energetic, so I feel the campaign reflected that. I’ve also designed a bag for The Kooples – I wanted something practical and elegant but still rock’n’roll.

Whenever I’m at home, whatever time it is, I get into my pyjamas – a huge T-shirt with lots of holes in it. I’m in a constant fight with my mum and Dylan because they always want to throw it out, but I just love it because it’s so comfortable. We watch a lot of anime in the evenings – we’re fans of Attack On Titan and Crunchyroll. If we need background noise we usually put on Friends. Chandler is my favourite character because he is so dumb!

I do a lot of cooking, but sometimes after work Dylan will cook for me. It will be something very yummy with a lot of unhealthy stuff – the last meal he made me was double-fried orange chicken. When I’m in a sad mood he makes me green bean soup.

We go to bed at 9.30pm, so by 10pm I’m usually asleep. I’m a very, very deep sleeper. That’s my secret talent – I can sleep anywhere. I can sleep on shoots, too. Sometimes, when I’m having my make-up done, I just lie back and fall asleep. But I have a lot of nightmares.

I have my side of the bed, but Dylan does not respect that. He always comes over to my side! I believe that the man has to sleep on the side where the door is, so if anyone comes in and tries to rob or kill us, they get the man first. They’re the stronger ones – he can protect me.

Dylan is a terrible sleeper. He often wakes me up in the middle of the night to snuggle up – it’s so annoying. He always falls asleep when he cuddles me. Sometimes, if he can’t sleep, he gets up and plays video games, because I’m always asleep and can’t entertain him.

The longest

I’ve ever stayed awake is 40 hours. It was when

I was really little

[Barbara was brought up in Budapest] and I wanted to stay up for as long as possible on New Year’s Eve.

I do miss the comfort of home when I’m away, but I’ve been working abroad from a young age, so I’m used to it. I often go away for two or three months at a time. When I’m away from home, I always travel with my stuffed animal puppy. He is very stinky, but he’s also totally lovable.