Brigitte added: “So he waited until the wardrobe lady had finished and then he said, ‘Hi my name’s Daniel, nice to meet you.’

“He was so gentlemanly. A big star could just walk past, not Daniel. He’s just lovely. Really, really lovely. I think he’s very down to earth.”

The actress is best known for Dr Vogel’s role in the ominous board meeting in Spectre in which Blofeld makes his terrifying entrance.

On the set filmed at Pinewood Studios, she said: “The hall was absolutely massive, you could put three or four houses in this hall. Everything’s sort of marble and gold.”