AISLING BEA, 33

We ask the comedian and actor to take an exclusive selfie – and reveal all

Who is your hero?

My mother, who raised me single-handedly, has never played the victim and approaches everything with a ‘how lucky are we?’ attitude.

What are you most proud of?

My current level of sanity. As I often travel and work alone, at night, like a thief, I have to force myself to look after my mind and make sure I do wanky things like talk to people about my feelings (ugh). I’m proud that I acknowledge I need work and am working on it.

What’s your biggest regret?

I lost a really handy navy cardigan in Edinburgh about three years ago. Not a day goes by that I don’t think about it.

What do your friends tease you about?

My spatial awareness and attention to detail, like not dribbling, drinking too much, or walking into things, is pretty bad. What did you think of before falling asleep last night? I’d just recorded an episode ofthe Last Leg with Ed Miliband and he was such great craic. So yeah. Ed Miliband [below].

Who do you call in a crisis?

My friend Brona C Titley. Brona is like the sister I never had (I also have a real sister, so this is my favourite thing to say).

What song do you never skip?

Ed Sheeran’s [top] Shape Of You. I listen to all the remixes of it on a loop like a 14-year-old super fan.

What’s your go-to dinner party anecdote?

I like to talk about other dinner parties I went to and how good they were in comparison to this one. What from your past would you like to delete from the internet? I regret my direct involvement in the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the global economy. Soz everyone!

Who owes you an apology?

A few exes, who I really hope read Grazia. If you want your handy weekend suitcase back, Mr X – you know what to do.

Tell us a secret.

Nobody seems to know about Thinx period pants – they genuinely work, are good for you and for the environment.

What’s the biggest misconception about you?

That I am an intimidatingly good dancer. It is true, but you shouldn’t be intimidated, just mesmerised. What advice would you give your younger self? Oh God, talk about your feelings to someone, start exercising, invest in a better moisturiser, the fact that someone has all their teeth is not a good enough reason to fall in love with them and invest in this American company called Apple, who are currently the poor man’s Microsoft.