Abi Sangster stars in BBC Two reality drama The Season, set in the ski haven of the French Alps. It captures the final few weeks of the ski season and follows the lives, loves, trials and tribulations of a group of young 'seasonnaires' in the party capital of Val D'Isere.

The 20-year-old Abi lives in Maidstone, Kent, with her parents and elder brother Alex.

DID YOU ENJOY FILMING THE SEASON?

Yeah, it was great actually. Obviously just doing a ski season in itself is great fun. I was quite close with a few of the people doing it already. And now I'm going to have a series of my ski season on the television - what more could I want? The group did loads of things which you'll see throughout the show, and to have that all caught on camera was absolutely wicked.

HOW DID YOU GET INVOLVED IN THE SHOW?

I went to the Olympia Ski Show with my mum and dad. I was doing a ski season and was meant to be going abroad to be a chalet girl, and basically one of the girls there told me all about the show and asked me if I'd be interested. I met with the show's producers and then spoke to my mum, who just said, 'Oh my God, go for it!'. So the week before I was due to leave, I secured an interview to work in one of the bars in Val d'Isere and sorted out some accommodation and just packed my bags and flew out the following week. That turned out to be a top decision.

HOW LONG WERE YOU IN VAL D'ISERE FOR?

I was out there from November and came back at the end of April. Filming went on and off throughout the season. It spans from the day I got there until the day I leave, so it's all pretty exciting stuff.

DID YOU MISS HOME?

I missed the home comforts. I missed my mum's home cooking, and my place was horribly small so we didn't even have a cooker, so the majority of the time we ate out and that's what you spent all your wages on. Having such a small place meant you could never have your own space, which was bad because it meant you couldn't just get away every now and again. On the other hand, you had your own freedom and you didn't have your mum and dad wanting to know what time you'd be home. You literally got to do what you wanted, when you wanted.

WITH NO SPACE OR QUALITY ALONE TIME AVAILABLE, THERE MUST HAVE BEEN A FEW ARGUMENTS WITHIN THE GROUP?

You'll see as the series continues that there's a few bridges that break within the group. There's awkwardness because of a love triangle between Hari, Tom and Oscar, and at one point it gets quite tense and they're told to chill out. Me and Jay lived in each other's pockets, and when you start a relationship at home it's not like that because you only tend to see them once or twice a week. Over there, you saw each other every day and you had to get used to it. It's nice because it means wherever you go, you will bump into someone you know.

WHAT'S GOING ON WITH YOU AND JAY NOW THAT THE CAMERAS HAVE STOPPED ROLLING?

You'll have to wait and see. It's up and down throughout the series, but we have a fantastic relationship throughout the series but you'll have to wait and see how it ends. It's quite an interesting little story. All I'll say is that our relationship gets better as it goes on.

ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT HAVING YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH JAY BROADCAST FOR ALL AND SUNDRY TO SEE?

I've got nothing to hide, and I'm quite an open person. I always kept Jay in the picture as how I felt, so I can't imagine Jay or any of my friends and family thinking I wasn't myself. It's not something I'm worried about, really, because that's who I am and if you don't like it, tough.

WHAT WAS YOUR HIGHLIGHT OF THE SERIES?

The friends I made. Hari and I are on the phone to each other every other day and I've made a new best friend in her, so it was really nice to come out of there as friends. We all said we'd stay in touch after leaving, but everyone says these things but it never happens, so it's nice that we've stuck to that and are still in close contact. I've seen a few of the others quite a bit, so it's nice to have that contact.

WERE THERE ANY LOW POINTS?

Again, it was the lack of space, which got a little annoying after a while. You want to have your own bedroom and have a decent chat with someone without everyone else around. I'd also come home from work and just want to go to bed, but not be able to because my flatmate and all of their friends were sitting on my bed because it was in this one communal room. You can't really say anything because it's your flatmate's place as well.

WHAT HAVE YOU GOT PLANNED NOW THAT YOU'RE BACK IN BRITAIN?

It's back to living at home with my parents, and I've been biting my teeth at that because I just want to move out. I'm in the process of looking for a job in London but, to be honest with to you, with the way things are at the moment, that might be quite difficult. If not, I might pack my bags and go travelling. I spent a month in Brazil when I was 16 and have always wanted to do more travelling in Thailand, New Zealand and China.