Hello Fran Stephens, big hug and a kiss to you.

I think the first person I rang was my dad and I said "Do you want the good news or the bad news Dad?" and he said, "Give me the good news," and I said, "The good news is I got a fantastic show, Farscape, and it's a long running TV series and I'm playing a priest".

He said, "What's the bad news?" "The bad news, Dad, is that I have to shave my hair and my eyebrows," and he went "Oh no." I said, "That's not all," and he said, "What else?" "I have to be blue."

"What do you mean blue?" "Er, well, I've got to paint my face and my shoulders and my head blue." He's got a great sense of humour so he made me laugh for about an hour and he just raised his eyes to god and said, "Why did you accept a role where you had to shave your hair off and your eyebrows?" and I said, "But dad everything I do is just to piss off my parents, you should know that by now."

So that was the first person I phoned, my dad, and next was my agent of course, and then my best girl friend, Mari. I don't really drink so I didn't go to the pub and get drunk or anything. I just jumped up and down and played some great music and danced around like a big fat pillock. And had fun.