She said: “It was the polar opposite. In season one we were filming a love story, we were running around in the sunshine in Africa, travelling the world. We had each other to rely on and bounce ideas off of.

“This season we were all pretty isolated and it’s a tougher season in terms of content, and in many ways that was very helpful as an actor because you are stripped of the people that you relied on.

“You just have to figure out how to do it on your own and take care of yourself and again, it’s not an easy breezy love story this season.”

The actress recounted the challenges she faced in her role, saying it was a tough journey but one that aided her growth as a performer, adding: “It was helpful because mentally you are going through a lot but I learned a lot as an actor about how to take care of myself and mentally make sure I was staying healthy and good.”

She praised her set companions, commenting, “The crew on our show truly became my family, they are the best people in the world, they are so good at their jobs and on those really long, hard days we only had each other so they made this experience so special.”

She noted that her days off were dedicated to “self care and therapy”, also sharing: “I would take boxing classes to get physical tension out because your body doesn’t know the difference between what is real or fake.”

About managing stress from playing Alex’s intense scenes, she described it as an incredible learning experience. She recalled thinking initially to maintain character throughout the day: “One of the first days on set I thought I was going to stay in that mental headspace all day and kind of live in that pain,” but then realized balancing was key.

“And then I was like ‘Oh, I don’t think this is helpful for me, nor is it good for me’ and I found it was much better to balance it.”

She concluded with how she switches off post-scene: “As soon as they yell cut I’m laughing with the crew and having a good time and taking myself out of it and remembering it’s acting.”