Rebecca Ferguson has given a rare insight into welcoming her first child at 23, with a man 22 years her senior

However, Rebecca did not struggle with the age gap as she had a lot of responsibility from a young age and felt very mature.

The Silo star told the UK's Harper's Bazaar magazine: "I was very young, but I started working at 15... I was thrown into the deep end of work, maturity and responsibility."

Rebecca also has daughter Saga, seven, with husband Rory St. Clair Gainer.

Rebecca landed a leading role in the Mission: Impossible franchise alongside superstar Tom Cruise after being nominated for a Golden Globe in 2014 for her work in The White Queen.

And, although Tom's star status was considerably higher than hers, she loved how he treated her as an equal and encouraged her to take risks.

She said: "He comes with this... purpose. He's a boy who just loves playing, and offers up a safe and professional set. That's a really good balance [of qualities] to make you want to try new things.

"I was scared of heights, but you always have someone to jump in and take over, which means you can push yourself a little bit more - because at the last second you can always go, 'Nope!'"

She was even happy to do some stunts while pregnant with her daughter in 2018.

Ferguson said: "I would be fighting, and then I'd run off and vom in a big bag somewhere, have a mint, then run back in."

However, despite her success in movies including The Greatest Showman and the upcoming Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, she is still not completely satisfied with her career.

She said: "I look back at my career and I think it's good, but it's not 100 per cent. I wouldn't lie down on my deathbed and be like, 'I nailed it.' I'm happy and healthy, my family's good, but I'm still missing things..."