Actor Russell Tovey shops at Stone Island, dines at 45 Jermyn Street and strolls the Thames beaches

Best meal you've had? I always have fantastic food at The Delaunay, it's full of theatre folk.

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Home is …

Old Street, with my Frenchie Rocky for the past 12 years.

Where do you stay in London?

I love The Beaumont — the Gormley room is next level. Also, the Paul Smith suite at Brown’s Hotel is pretty sensational.

Where was your first flat in London?

A one-bedroom in a Victorian conversion in Archway.

What was your first job in the city?

Work came alive for me when I started theatre and what felt like my first proper theatre job was Henry V at the National Theatre in 2003.

Where would you recommend for a first date?

One of the Tates — possibly Modern — and then walk along the South Bank. Sometimes when the river is low, you can go down onto the Thames beaches — those are incredible.

Which shops do you rely on?