NOMI

When Lashana Lynch won the part of secret MI6 agent Nomi (left), she told the stunt team, ‘Make me into a ninja!’ And they were all too happy to oblige. Nomi is a ‘00’ agent like Bond – the rumour is she may even have taken his 007 moniker (Lashana hasn’t confirmed or denied) – and she gives the out-of-practice Bond a run for his money. ‘She has the new gadgets, she has the fresh training, she’s close to M, all of the things that he doesn’t have,’ says Lashana.

The actress worked with screenwriter Phoebe

Waller-bridge to make Nomi a well-rounded character. ‘I wanted someone who has a past and a history and has issues with her weight,’ she says. ‘I wanted her to be a real woman.’