Lily James has always "worried" about being typecast

She said: "There probably was a point where I felt that. But now I feel immensely grateful. It’s easy to worry that you’re not doing the right thing, or wish you were doing something different. I fall prey to that a lot, like all humans do."

And Lily wishes she could have discussed acting and fame with her late grandmother Helen Horton.

She added: "My father lived on Sunset Boulevard in the 70s and was an actor for a period. Then he was in a car accident and got these huge scars on his face, which totally changed it for him. He was suddenly doing all these gangster roles. My grandmother [Helen Horton] acted her entire life. She was the voice of Mother, the ship’s computer in Alien.

She died just before I started drama school, sadly. I wish I could talk to her about the business now. She was so glamorous and witty."

The 'Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again' hitmaker enjoyed having time off in lockdown.

Speaking to The Observer newspaper's News Review, she shared: "I did jigsaw puzzles and watched 'Schitt's Creek'. I drank too much wine and woke up at midday. I also read a script by Jemima Khan called What’s Love Got to Do With It. We ended up shooting that with Working Title at the turn of the year. I got to act opposite Shazad Latif, who’s one of my closest friends. After being starved of human connection, it was great to be surrounded by people I love."