The actress was miserable while filming upcoming British TV drama Hit and Miss in Manchester last year (11), admitting it was a struggle to endure five and a half months without sunshine or friends.

She tells Interview magazine, "It was very hard being in Manchester. It was one of the grimmest places I'd ever been in my entire life, and I was there for so long. I hardly had any visitors. I was so alone. It rained every single day I was there."

Sevigny immediately returned home to New York City after shooting wrapped, despite discovering that one of her favourite bands, Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, was due to play in Manchester the day after her flight.

She adds, "I was like, 'I've gotta get the hell out of here. I'm not staying one more night just to hear them', so I left. And I was such a die-hard Pavement fan."