Lacey Turner is "like a granny".
The 26-year-old actress admits she didn’t spend a lot of time with her castmates while shooting ‘Our Girl’ because she favoured early nights in the tough conditions.
She said: "We had a few dinners, but I’m like a granny, I just go to bed early and I don’t really drink, so I didn’t bother visiting the wine lands in South Africa.
"I’d head back to the hotel after filming and it was like a mission; shower, eat, bed. I needed to be up at 4.30am for filming."
While she didn’t socialise much with the rest of the cast, Lacey delighted them when she produced chocolate on set following a visit from her family.
She said: "I saved the day with chocolate. You can’t get Galaxy in South Africa and in the end, I had family come out with 16 bags of Minstrels, which I shared with the cast.
"They melt in your pocket – you can squeeze them out the packet like a drink."
Ahead of filming the wartime drama, Lacey was sent to a boot camp and enjoyed the experience, though she found it tough.
She told Closer magazine: "Just training yourself to go into that heat was tough. It was tough because there were times when it was around 46 degrees and we were wearing boots, socks, trousers, a vest, helmet and body armour.
"We were running up and down mountains through rivers. I loved it, though I figured out I’d definitely rather work in the rain than the heat."
Lacey Turner is ‘like a granny’
