Actor Bel Powley heads to Bar Termini for a chic date, sips a martini at Brat and can't resist Diptyque

My first flat was in Peckham-I basically just danced and ate Morley's chicken for three years. Soul Train was such a vibe

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Home is...

De Beauvoir. I love it. It's really well located, because you're right in between Islington and Hackney. A lot of the roads are pedestrianised and it's very quiet, but it's also got an amazing number of really good pubs in a very small space.

Where was your first flat in London?

My first flat was in Peckham in 2012, where I basically just danced and ate Morley's chicken for three years. It was when Bussey Building had just started doing nights and when Soul Train began. It was such a vibe. There was a bakery on Rye Lane that reopened on Friday nights as a mini club. It wasn't really a club, it was just the bakery owner with an iPod and some beers, but it was so much fun.

What was your first job?

I taught piano to little kids when I was 15 or 16. I was quite good at piano when I was younger, so I taught grades one to three.

Where would you recommend for a first date?

God, I haven't been on a first date in a really long time. But I would say Bar Termini on Old Compton Street is a very chic and cosy Italian cocktail bar. Or if you wanted something more casual, I would always go with the French House.

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