Stephanie Waring was nicknamed "Tomina Cruise" while filming a terrifying stunt on ‘Hollyoaks’.
The 39-year-old star’s character Cindy Cunningham will dice with death in upcoming scenes when she is left dangling from a crane while in a car – and the actress’ colleagues were so impressed with her action woman antics, they compared her to ‘Mission Impossible’ star Tom Cruise.
She said: "Filming the stunt was the best week of filming I have had in a long time.
"I felt like Tom Cruise hanging from that car. I was nicknamed Tomina Cruise throughout the shoot, it was so exhilarating and so much fun."
While Tom may have to watch out for Steph nicking his roles in the near future, Anna Passey could also be on high alert as Steph admitted she would love to play Sienna Blake if she could portray another ‘Hollyoaks’ character.
She said: "If I could play another character it would probably be Sienna, played by Anna Passey, as she is a fantastic actress and gets a lot of meaty storylines. Anna has portrayed her really well and I would love to have more scenes with her.
"I’m not sure Cindy and Sienna would get on, although it is ‘Hollyoaks’, so anything could happen!"
But Steph could soon be looking for other work as she hinted Cindy may not survive the harrowing crane ordeal at the hands of "mentally unstable" Milo Entwistle (Nathan Morris) next week.
She added: "It’s a big week for Cindy, as we know Milo is holding her hostage in a storage unit, and she is shackled by the ankle in fear for her life. She just found out that Milo is responsible for killing her parents, and he’s now threatening to dispose of her in one last final accident, which comes to a head at the end of the week!
"She is in fear of Milo. He is mentally unstable and she really believes he is going to kill her! I don’t think she will ever forgive him for this after what he has put her through, that’s even if she survives."
Stephanie Waring earns Tom Cruise nickname on Hollyoaks set
