Beckinsale quite likes being scared

Kate Beckinsale says it's scary to be alone for the first time in 20 years as her daughter Lily prepares to go to university. But that's not necessarily a bad thing for her. "It's incredibly exciting and scary. But then, I quite like being scared. I've lived under a structure of school terms for a long time," she said.

"Now I have this open landscape which I haven't had since I was 22. Separating is hard, but it's really important. It's the time when you are really called on to be an adult, and the most adult thing you can do is let your children go," said Beckinsale, now 44.