Gabrielle Anwar

Once held the record of the "World's Fastest Talker". Whilst still at drama school she was selected to take part in an event held in the Trocadero in London at the Guinness Book of World Records exhibit. She competed against auctioneers, sports announcers, etc. Later, in 2007 she recounted: "I don't quite know what happened. I obviously was possessed by somebody with dreadful verbal diarrhoea, and I was able to compete with these experts. And I think I was so bloody nervous I just wanted to get it over and done with as quickly as humanly possible, and I guess that was the record that was broken!".

I've been hounded by a reputation of being difficult when really what I'm being is truthful and honest. And I think that's been a thorn in my side. I auditioned for a lot of work and got some good feedback, and then was told I wasn't the choice.