The Mallorca Files: Miranda Blake star opens up on ‘diva’ co-star ‘Just showing off’

“It’s always fun being on a horse, there’s just something magical about them, the whole atmosphere on set changes.

“Mind you, we had some really funny moments with them. These were horses that had appeared in Gladiator and any recent film you can imagine that featured a horse. As a result, they were complete divas.”

Elen added to the Majorca Daily Bulletin: “For insurance reasons we weren’t supposed to do anything more than a trot, but the horses misbehaved at every opportunity, because they’d be bored and would mess around.

“Or when the crew called action, they’d get really tetchy on purpose. Julian’s horse was quite frisky, so it would often try to trot off and go into a canter which would lead to the crew shouting cut and telling us off.