Hugh Skinner: ‘My most embarrassing moment? Walking on set naked when I wasn’t supposed to be’ Actor Hugh Skinner, known for his roles in W1A and Fleabag, discusses his greatest fear of pigeons, his dislike for snobbishness, and his most embarrassing moment of accidentally walking on set naked. He also touches on his dashed hopes of being in a boyband and what love feels like.

• Hugh Skinner’s greatest fear is pigeons, stemming from an incident where one got stuck in his flat.
• He deploys the superpower of stopping time and dislikes snobbishness and condescension in others.
• His most embarrassing moment was accidentally walking on set naked for a scene he wasn’t supposed to be in.
• Skinner has a fondness for the old millionaire’s shortbread from Caffè Nero and overuses the words ‘fantastic’ and ‘brilliant’.
• He regrets not being happier being himself when younger and expresses a desire for more sex and money.
• The most important lesson life has taught him is that everything is temporary and how to make aioli.