“I’ve been back home in Wales,” he says. “I’ve been reading lots and enjoying the peace and quiet. I re-watched The Sopranos – it’s one of the best things I’ve ever seen.”

It seems that just like the rest of us, Egerton has been rediscovering the joys of the flat screen now that the big silver one has scant offerings.

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“I suspect people will continue to consume more and more content at home. I think shared experience in the cinema will become more niche,” he says. “It’s sad but that’s the trend.”

Unlike many of us, however, he hasn’t completely succumbed to Netflix and has actually managed to give his days some sort of meaning and order.

“I tried to build as much structure into the day as possible: no drinking from Monday to Friday; exercising, cooking and lots of reading”, he explains. The Eddie the Eagle star is particularly adept at cooking Indian food, saying that it’s his favourite cuisine, although he does still retain his love for Korean fried chicken – “it’s amazing!” – a revelation that went viral three years ago.

It’s this boyish charm that contributes in no small part to Egerton’s immense popularity. His boy-next-door appeal, polar opposite to his character Gary “Eggsy” Unwin in The Kingsman movies, is evident even in this interview, in which he admits that his worst habit is picking his nose, and that he has zero sense of direction.

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“I am absolutely useless at knowing where I’m going”, he says. “[I can’t] navigate without an iPhone or someone else’s help. I can get lost in a building I’ve visited a thousand times!”

His affability shines at a time when the oversharing nature of social media has led to a new-found appreciation for relatability. Polished, untouchable glamour has taken a back seat to authenticity, and Egerton’s disarming, simple honesty is refreshing.

Just a few months ago in August, luxury company Montblanc named Egerton one of its “Mark Makers” in its What Moves You, Makes You campaign, alongside filmmaker and screenwriter Spike Lee and actor Chen Kun.

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The campaign identifies Egerton as someone “with an incredible journey ahead of him”, and the actor takes it on with his signature humility.

“I’m not sure why they chose me, but I am very grateful”, he says. “Unfortunately, I didn’t meet [Chen Kun and Spike Lee for the campaign], but I’m very honoured to be featured alongside them.”

He goes on to say that despite being chosen as a Mark Maker, the campaign’s focus is on how anybody and everybody can leave their mark.

“We leave our mark through our work and how we impact each other’s lives. No matter what scale, it’s always important”, he says. “I aspire to be a positive person who people like to be around and whose work people enjoy.”

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This statement is certainly in line with his wish to “wave a magic wand and make everyone more considerate of each other, and to be more kind … and save us from global warming.”

Failing that, Egerton says that he just wants to keep working and remain happy. Perhaps social distancing will actually allow him to camp more and connect with nature, an activity that he says makes him feel “the most himself”. Or he might continue to put us to shame by actually being productive during this entertainment hiatus.

“One skill that I wish I could have is to play guitar”, he says at the end of the interview. Given his musical talent, be it as a soulful gorilla in Sing or as the Rocket Man himself, we’re convinced that he’ll make more headway on that particular skill than he did with ironing.

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