She added: “Jack was on the floor for a couple of days and we were both covered in this sticky, glucose syrupy blood. We wore quite dark clothing as well so it didn’t upset compliance. But it was really cool.”

Julia added that while Shona notices that David has been behaving strangely since her affair came to light, she is busy trying to keep him alive in the moment. “He’s being very shifty but from when the car hits him, all suspicion in her mind isn’t even working. She’s just trying to keep him alive or hopes that he stays alive,” she said.

“I don’t think she’s really thinking too much about it. I think it will take a few days for her to process what had happened. We see if he survives or not, and then I think she can start to actually put the pieces together of the jigsaw puzzle.”

Julia also revealed that she’s “furious” that co-star Paddy Bever, who plays Max Turner, is leaving the soap. When asked how she felt about his exit, Julia said: “Devastated. I love Paddy so much and I could actually be his mother, it’s ridiculous.

“He’s got a very bright future ahead of him and I would love to see him come back at some point, but I don’t know where his life is going to take him. Really sad to lose him.”