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Claire Hooper - who taught a young Pugh for "about two or three years" at Cokethorpe School, in Witney, during the early noughties - said the actress "always had star quality".

Ms Hooper said Pugh was destined for the big screen: "It was quite extraordinary for somebody of her age - it wasn't like watching a little child on the stage."

Ms Hooper, who has taught at Cokethorpe for 24 years, said Pugh performed the nativity in a Yorkshire accent: "I'm not sure where that came from at the time, but she was just brilliant."

Ms Hooper said Pugh grew up in a "creative, really good and fun family", adding that she and her siblings were "all just incredibly talented, gorgeous humans".

Despite her stardom, Ms Hooper said she still saw "Floss" as "that tiny child with really striking and incredible vocal quality, and the ability just to become a different person".