Love Actually child star calls into tea rooms for Bakewell pudding

The actor went behind the counter to pose with staff

An actor surprised customers at a Derbyshire cafe by popping in for afternoon tea.

Thomas Brodie-Sangster, who appeared in Love Actually and The Maze Runner, was pictured at The Old Original Bakewell Pudding Shop in Bakewell.

He is reportedly filming in the area as he reprises his role in a new series of BBC period drama Wolf Hall.

His visit comes after pictures appeared to show Mission: Impossible star Tom Cruise filming in Derbyshire on Monday.

Brodie-Sangster, who plays Cromwell's chief clerk Rafe Sadler in Wolf Hall, took time to pose for pictures with staff behind the counter before returning to filming at the rumoured location nearby of Haddon Hall.

Amy Dawkins, general manager at The Old Original Bakewell Pudding Shop, said: "He visited us last week, we think he's filming at Haddon Hall, so he popped in as he was in the area.

"He sat and ate a Bakewell pudding and a scone, a sort of afternoon tea, in the middle of the restaurant, so a lot of people were double taking."

The actor's visit is not the only famous face that the Derbyshire delicacy has attracted.

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Previous customers at The Old Original Bakewell Pudding Shop include The Only Way Is Essex star Mark Wright, TV chef Phil Vickery, father and son George and Larry Lamb, and Man Versus Food host Adam Richman.

Ms Dawkins added: "We had Adam Richman from Man Vs Food come in to do a bit of filming, which will be on telly next month. We had Mark Wright in not long ago too.

"We have had a lot of celebrities visit but we do get excited when we see a famous face.

"We've not had anyone from Mission: Impossible in yet, if Tom Cruise walked in it would make my day!"

Mark Wright and his family dropped in last summer