Victoria Pendleton wants to be an actress.
The Olympic medallist claims filming a cameo role on 'Emmerdale' has given her the acting bug and she would consider pursuing a TV career following her retirement from professional cycling after the London 2012 Olympics.
She said: "I'd genuinely love to learn acting skills. Just having done a bit, it's such a brilliant job! It seems so much fun. I was like, 'Is it always this relaxed? And they said, 'Yeah, it is actually.' "
Victoria, who got her first taste of television when she starred in 'Strictly Come Dancing', appears as herself in an upcoming episode of the ITV soap, which airs the night before the Grand Depart of the Tour de France in Yorkshire on July 5.
The storyline sees the athlete booked by Nicola King (Nicola Wheeler) for the grand opening of the newly-refurbished Home Farm.
She teased: "It's a comical scene, not so much me being comical but the other characters around me are being awkward. We laughed a lot filming it."
Victoria, 33, and her family are long-time fans of 'Emmerdale', so she brought her mum along to meet cast members including Gaynor Faye and Jason Merrells.
She said: "It was lovely because all the actors were so friendly and approachable and were all chatting to my mum.
"I didn't have to say too much and I'm playing myself so hopefully it's convincing. If there's anyone I can play, it's me."

Channing Tatum, Tilda Swinton and Ralph Fiennes have joined the cast of 'Hail Caesar!' The eclectic trio of A-list actors are all in talks to star in the Coen brothers' 1950s set comedy, which already boasts an all-star line-up including George Cloone...

Bobby Norris says Gemma Collins is struggling to cope on 'The Only Way Is Marbs'.
'The Only Way Is Essex' star thinks his best pal is having a hard time seeing her former on/off boyfriend James 'Arg' Argent grow closer to his ex-girlfriend Lydia Bright during filming for the ITV2 series' annual trip to Marbella, Spain.
Although Gemma has now found a new man, Bobby thinks she'll always carry a torch for Arg.
He said: "Seeing Arg fall back in love with Lydia, I think she'll find it hard."
The 27-year-old reality star - who is currently having his own relationship problems with his boyfriend Harry Derbidge - thinks Gemma was "in love" with Arg during the last series of TOWIE, despite her telling him that their relationship would never work.
Bobby told heat magazine: "I feel sorry for her - there's nothing like having unrequited love for someone. They had such a whirlwind romance in Marbella, so it's going to bring it back for Gem.
"I'm a little bit worried for her, but I hope she's alright."

Vernon Kay's daughters make him "cry all the time".
The TV presenter admits his two girls, Phoebe, nine, and Amber, five, with 'Strictly Come Dancing' host Tess Daly have the ability to reduce him to tears and he's become softer after becoming a father.
He told Britain's OK! magazine: "I cry all the time. Whenever the kids do something, I cry. When we were on holiday recently, both our girls performed songs from 'Frozen' at a talent show. I bawled my eyes out!"
Vernon, 40, is glad the couple's children are old enough to take care of themselves a bit more and has enjoyed the new social life that comes with being a parent.
He explained: "They're both independent, they get dressed, clean their teeth, put their school uniforms on and Tess does them a lovely ponytail. There are no nappies or feeds in the middle of the night!
"And you make friends with the parents at the school. That's really nice. I've got a new circle of friends through the kids."
The 'Family Fortunes' presenter recently celebrated his landmark 40th birthday but doesn't feel any different.
Vernon added: "I'm not really bothered. I don't feel old. I feel invigorated - Tess will back me up on that! I still feel like I can go to Ibiza and hit the dancefloor."

Michelle Williams claims she will never separate herself from her Destiny's Child bandmates.
The singer is working on her new album 'Journey To Freedom', which includes the single 'Say Yes', featuring Beyoncé Knowles and Kelly Rowland, with the three women appearing in the video for the track.
Michelle said: "It's not going on a Destiny's Child album, it's going on my album featuring Beyoncé and Kelly, the same way Kelly featured us on her album. But no matter how much we try to separate ourselves when we're together, it is what it is - this is the group."
'Journey To Freedom' is Michelle's fourth solo record, and it was always part of her plan to work with Beyoncé and Kelly on the project.
The trio also made a promise to continue teaming up on each other's solo projects, "Whether that is appearing with Beyoncé from time to time on her tours, or on shows, or Kelly's album."
She added: "It feels wonderful [to work with them], and no matter how much we try to say it's not a Destiny's Child song [it doesn't matter]."
The reunion, which reportedly came together after Beyoncé and Kelly heard Michelle's single and loved it, was supposed to be kept a secret.
However, when the women went to shoot video for the song in a residential area and people started to gossip.
Michelle told the Hollywood Reporter: "We filmed at somebody's house, and they probably got excited and called their cousins and friends and, next thing you know, the whole town was on one street.
"I woke up to the news of the song being leaked and I just hate when that happens because it was an unmastered version."

Metallica have asked to play Glastonbury festival every year.
The heavy metal band will make history by headlining the Pyramid Stage on Saturday night (28.06.14) and have apparently been asking to perform at the Worthy Farm musical extravaganza for years.
Festival founder Michael Eavis told The Guardian newspaper: "I have to see what Metallica do. Metallica have been trying to play for so long - they ring every year, and they're so polite about it. 'We'd love to be there, we're getting older, can we play it now?'
"That sort of thing. The least I can do is to watch them."
Metallica have received mixed responses from music-lovers about their addition to the line-up alongside Kasabian and Arcade Fire, but guitarist Kirk Hammett is unfazed and joked he didn't realise it was such a big deal since he thought they had already played the festival.
Kirk explained to NME magazine: "It's entertaining to watch the media circus fret over our little band. I've just been kicking back and enjoying it, because frankly - I thought we already played Glastonbury!
I thought we did it with System Of A Down back in 2004 or something. I mistook it for a gig we played in Ireland. But when the initial offer came, I said to our management, 'Glastonbury, we've played it before!'"

Paolo Nutini has defended One Direction in the wake of their drug scandal.
The 'Jenny Don't Be Hasty' singer doesn't think there's anything wrong with the boy band indulging in dope and claims it makes them far better role models for young fans than provocative pop acts like Miley Cyrus.
He ranted in the new issue of Q magazine: "I saw a photo of Miley Cyrus with her leotard pulled up between the lips of her vagina. Is that all right? Is that f**king cool? And One Direction can't have a joint? They're the bad role models? Come on."
The 27-year-old star's comments come following global outrage over leaked footage showing formerly squeaky clean 1D members Zayn Malik and Liam Payne smoking a joint in the back of a car in Peru.
Paolo added: "Christ, they're men now. Let's flip it and look at the female global pop stars out there. Sexualisation isn't the problem, it's a case of class."
The British musician also went on to reveal he smokes marijuana daily and has done so since he was 16 because it "just keeps you going".
He raged: "Can the world please get to grips with marijuana? How long can this go on? Don't get me wrong, give it to the wrong person, marijuana can spawn all kinds of things, but no more so than alcohol. Come on, people have been saying this s**t for 40 f**king years."
However, Paolo admits smoking so much dope isn't without its perils.
He joked: "I launched into a chunky KitKat and it took out a tooth."

Gavin Rossdale and Gwen Stefani's sons are "so naughty".
The Bush rocker and the No Doubt singer are bracing themselves for the latest addition to their family, Apollo, to turn out as badly-behaved as his adorable older brothers Kingston, 8, Zuma, 5, in time.
Gavin told Us Weekly: "He's three months old so he's pretty chilled out. We're very proud of him. He's a great kid [but] he'll be naughty soon enough."
Asked just how cheeky his older sons are, 'The Bling Ring' actor laughed, "Oh, they're terrible! So naughty! But spirited is what I like to think of it as."
After almost 12 years of marriage and three kids, Gavin maintains he and 'Don't Speak' singer Gwen have no intention of parting ways like so many other celebrity couples.
He said: "We have so many kids now, no matter what, it's rock solid."
Gavin was also asked how he finds time to keep up the romance with his wife amidst their busy schedules.
Speaking to E! Online at the same 24 Hour Plays event in Santa Monica, California, he jokingly replied: "We don't, it's perfect. That's why we've been together for so long."

Antonio Banderas is reportedly growing close to Sharon Stone.
The 53-year-old actor - who split from wife Melanie Griffith earlier this month after 18 years of marriage - and his old friend are said to be taking a "very relaxed" approach to a any potential romance, but friends say there is a definite "spark" between them.
A source said: "Antonio and Sharon have been great friends for years. They have always flirted outrageously and now they're closer than ever.
"It's all very relaxed at the moment and they want to keep it quiet out of respect for Melanie, but there's no denying the spark is there."
Antonio and Sharon - whose romance with Martin Mica ended last year - are said to even be planning a holiday next month.
The source continued: "Antonio and Sharon are making plans for a getaway together in July. They've both been married twice before and are just enjoying having fun."
Melanie - who has 17-year-old daughter Stella with her estranged spouse - is said to feel "weird" about the 'Shrek' star's potential new romance, but thinks it is right for them to move on.
The source told the new UK issue of Grazia magazine: "Mel feels weird about Sharon and Antonio's closeness, but knows they both needed to move on from the marriage.
"Relations have been at breaking point for some time and they both seem to have decided that they would be better off finding happiness elsewhere instead of living in misery together."

Katie Price "owes it" to her children to "stand by" Kieran Hayler.
The sexy star - who is pregnant with her second child with her cheating spouse - is supporting her husband through treatment for "historic issues" because she wants him to be a "positive influence" on their kids, though she is still unsure whether their marriage has a future following revelations he cheated on her with her best friend Jane Pountney and a mystery other woman.
Writing in her Now magazine column, she revealed: "Kieran's undergoing treatment with respect to some historic issues.
"He's the father of one, and God willing, soon two of my children. I feel I owe it to them to stand by him and support him in his efforts to resolve his issues so he can be a positive influence in our lives.
"What that means for me and Kieran long-term, I have no idea. I'll help him where I can but what the future holds is impossible to say."
Katie - who has son Jett, 10 months, with Kieran, and kids Harvey, 12, Junior, nine, and Princess Tiaamii, six, from previous relationships - is trying to focus on her pregnancy for now and says her other kids can't wait for the new arrival.
She said: "My bump - or the third boob as Harvey likes to call it - is developing very well.
"Both Princess and Junior can't wait for their new sister to arrive and are already whispering their hellos and sending kisses. As for Jett, well, he's just dribbling with anticipation at the moment."

Steven Spielberg sends 'Jurassic World' director Colin Trevorrow ideas for the film.
The legendary director of 'Jurassic Park' and 'The Lost World: Jurassic Park' is keen to help Trevorrow with his upcoming reboot, which is based on Michael Crichton's dinosaur disaster novel of the same name, and is said to have been sending him ideas on what he thinks would work well.
Quizzed on whether Spielberg had given him any advice, Trevorrow told The Hollywood Reporter: "Words of wisdom, every day. He'll send ideas and he'll draw out ideas on pads of paper, and I'll shoot them."
'Jurassic World' will star 'Guardians of the Galaxy' actor Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard - who played Gwen Stacy in 2007's 'Spider-Man 3' - and is set 22 years after the parks opening.
Howard, 33, said of being chosen for the film: "I feel like 'Jurassic Park' was our generation's 'Star Wars' - it's a big deal."
Meanwhile, Pratt has teased what will cause the latest disaster at the dinosaur park, saying: "People from around the world, 20,000 visitors a day, come to see the dinosaurs and several attractions.
"It's been around long enough to where attendance starts to fall off a little bit. So they've decided to come up with a new attraction to bring even more people in.
"You're never going to believe it, but it doesn't go well."
'Jurassic World' is slated for release in June 2015.

JWoww feels like a "sumo wrestler" in the final stages of her pregnancy.
The former 'Jersey Shore' star - who is nine months pregnant with her first child with fiancé Roger Mathews - can't wait to meet their baby girl in a few weeks.
The 28-year-old beauty wrote on her official website: "My 8.5/9th month has been a bit crazy! She finally popped and I feel like I'm walking around like a sumo wrestler lol! (sic)"
She also shared two sonograms of their unborn daughter and told her fans: "She's measuring like a chubby monkey and has big feet like her parents."
The reality TV star, real name Jenni Farley, has had a tough pregnancy, as is suffering from sciatica, a condition that causes pain to radiate down the spine, hips and butt, but she refuses to take pain killers.
She said: "She's causing pretty bad sciatica and even though my doctor said it is okay to take tylenol I like to avoid it all cost. So instead I tried an ice pack with a cloth side and guess what?... I'm the only person in June who got severe frost bite (sic).
"Disgusting right!? Took over a month to heal."
She added: "But she's perfect and because of that I'll take all the back pain in the world! I can't wait to meet her in a few weeks!!!!"