The Conversation: UK actress Belinda Stewart-Wilson

Q: You look like a million dollars. How do you keep in shape?

A: Thank you very much. That's very kind. Drink a lot of water, get your beauty sleep, keep your skin clean. I go to the gym, do yoga, all that kind of stuff.

Q: Are the catering trucks on set rather tempting though?

A: Yeah. I don't have very good willpower, and I go through phases of being very healthy and then every now and then I will eat completely unhealthy. I'm not the greatest role model when it comes to eating healthily ...

Q: You must be amazed by the success of The Inbetweeners

A: Yeah, it is absolutely unbelievable, and so well-deserved by the writers and the creators of it. It's captured everyone's hearts, and is quite amazing to be a part of.

Q: Inbetweeners 2 is the most lucrative British film of the year. Any plans for a third one?

A: Is it really? Goodness me! Well if it's doing that well, you think 'Why not?'. I don't know what their plans are. I think they're putting it to bed, as it were, but you never know.

Q: Your spooky new Disney series Evermoor looks like it can't fail. Is it good fun to work on?

A: Oh such good fun, and it has all the ingredients needed for a success, I think.

Q: Tell us about your character Fiona. Is she best described as an American JK Rowling?

A: (Laughs) She'd probably fancy herself as that, yes. She's quite a successful children's author, but she's troubled a little bit. When we meet her she's got writer's block and she comes up with all sorts of weird and wonderful ways to get her creative juices flowing, and has her head in the clouds half the time; she's a bit scatty.

Q: How easy or difficult is it doing the US accent?

A: I really enjoy doing the accent. I have a wonderful dialect coach and found it really good fun playing someone from a completely different country with a completely different accent.

Q: Its it really daunting knowing you're about to be in a series that's going to be viewed in 160 countries?

A: When you put it like that, it is quite a big deal, especially playing an American when I'm not one, that is a little bit nerve-racking. Although that is also quite a fun prospect.

Q: Which has been the most interesting day of filming?

A: It was all so fun, working on those Disney sets is the most fun. Every time I turned up for work it was really exciting.

Q: As Disney also own Marvel, do you fancy playing a super heroine at some point?

A: Oh my God. Who wouldn't? I would absolutely love to play Wonder Woman, but I think I'm a bit old for that now. Maybe I could play her mother!

Q: Which do you find easier, comedy or drama?

A: I absolutely love doing comedy; that's my first love and I probably do find it easier than drama, although drama is great fun to do because it is something to get your teeth into. It exercises a different muscle really, so it's good to do both.

Q: Tell us about your upcoming project, Gregor

A: That was a comedy pilot for Bwark, I think, who were the production company for The Inbetweeners. It was a couple of young, new up-and-coming writers, so I did it to help them out really. I thought it was very good.

Q: You're also working on a chiller...

A: Yes, Terror Island is a horror film that is in pre-production at the moment and I'm meant to be playing a member of Bros's wife – Luke Goss – which is quite a thrill ... I was never a 'Brosette', though.

Q: Is there a dream project you'd like to do?

A: I would love to do some really good theatre if I'm honest ... if I find room for it. It's a really good position to be in. I'm very lucky.

Q: Careerwise, when and where were you happiest and why?

A: I have to say right now. I've never been happier. I'm very pleased with the way things are going.

The plug

Belinda Stewart-Wilson began her acting career with roles in shows such as Shine on Harvey Moon, Goodnight Sweetheart and Holby City, before landing roles in The IT Crowd, and smash-hit sitcom The Inbetweeners as the mum of main character Will. Her new series Evermoor is on the Disney Channel from Friday, October 10, at 6pm.