What is your favourite place in Sussex?

In the sea.

What do you love most about living in Sussex?

Being close to the lovely countryside of the South Downs.

What advice do you have for your 12-year-old self?

Stick with what you enjoy doing.

What is your most valued possession?

A sewing machine.

What is your biggest regret?

I don’t have any regrets.

What is your biggest fear?

Spiders.

What is your proudest achievement?

Achieving my PhD in pharmacy at the University of Nottingham.

Which five people (living or dead) would you invite to your fantasy dinner party?

Mozart

Marie Curie

Cleopatra

Rubeus Hagrid (Harry Potter)

Philip Pullman.