While many will know Sophie Winkleman as the wife of King Charles' second cousin Lord Frederick Windsor, she also has links to TV royalty – being the half-sister of Strictly Come Dancing's Claudia Winkleman.
Despite the family connection however, the Sanditon star has revealed that she's not interested in competing on her sister's show.
Speaking to OK! in an exclusive interview, the 42-year-old said: "No, I can't go near a dancing programme. No, definitely not."
"I would save the viewers such a horror," she added.
Even though she has rather averse feelings towards the idea of taking part on the BBC show, Sophie had to dance as part of her role in Sanditon, in which she plays Lady Susan, the King's mistress.
"That was hard," she said. "I found some actors take to it like a duck to water and I loved the dance choreographer Sammy, she's an absolute legend."
"But the poor girl having to work with me. She made everything as simple as possible but I really had to concentrate on those days. I really did."
Sophie is the younger half-sister of Claudia, with both TV stars sharing a father: Barry Winkleman.
She now lives in London with her husband, Lord Frederick Windsor, and their two children.
Speaking about filming Sanditon, which returns for a third series later this month, Sophie admitted that she enjoyed the "peace and quiet" of living away from her royal home.
"I'm ashamed to say that my tiny little silent clean flat in Bristol was godly to me. Getting away from the mental chaos of my home! Don't worry I love them, but the peace and quiet after a day's work was completely beautiful," she said.
The Peep Show star married Lord Frederick Windsor in 2009 and the couple now have two daughters: nine-year-old Maud and seven-year-old Isabella.
Sophie began her acting career in 2001 in the film Me Without You, and went on to appear in Agatha Christie's Poirot, Waking the Dead, Peep Show, Robin Hood and Julian Fellowes' TV series Titanic.
She moved to Los Angeles with her husband over a decade ago after landing the role of Zoey in Two and Half Men, acting opposite Ashton Kutcher during her four years on the show.
Last September, she was seen attending the Queen's funeral alongside her husband at Westminster Abbey.
Sanditon returns from Thursday 17th August on ITVX.
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