Eddie Redmayne learned to grow vegetables during lockdown

He said: "My wife is gently converting me to someone who knows his way around a veg patch.

“I loved it. Iris was just learning to read, and Luke was just learning to talk. I felt very lucky to be around.”

Next month, Eddie will be returning to the stage in London's West End, playing 'Cabaret's Emcee, a role he first played at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival when he was 19.

And the 39-year-old star is excited about going back to theatre for the first time in a decade because he's always had positive experiences.

He told Britain's Vogue magazine: “In theatre, I had such luck with new plays, such fun, and I have not always had that on film. I have done some catastrophically bad films and had some great experiences. In theatre, I’ve always found a wonderful alchemy...

“It’s the reason I love what I do, that rare moment when something becomes real. That’s the drug.”

Even if the production turns out to be a "catastrophe", the 'Theory of Everything' star will still embrace the positives.

He said: “Anxiety is something that drives me. It has for a long time.

Ultimately, I think, you only live once. If it’s a catastrophe, I got to play a part that always felt unfinished in me. If I don’t do it, then perhaps I will just live with regret.”