Gillian Anderson: 'I talk to my daughter'

Gillian Anderson has revealed that she thinks communication is the key to maintaining positive relationships with your children.

The actress told The Sun that she talks regularly with her 16-year-old daughter Piper in order to remain close to her.

Anderson said: "I had some difficult, rebellious teenage years. When I left high school my classmates voted me 'Most Likely To Be Arrested'.

"Although I was born in America, I regarded London as home. But I then found myself living with my parents in the middle of Michigan. Exactly the same thing happened, in reverse, with my own daughter Piper."

She continued: "What I learned about those years is that I should have talked more about what I was feeling instead of behaving in a silent, resentful way... I should have talked more about my feelings.

"The result is that I now talk to Piper non-stop. But I do think plenty of talking to each other - and talking through everything - is the way forward."