Anya Taylor-Joy praises Mad Max stunt double as being like a 'sister' to her and says she is now 'one of my best friends in the entire world' before actress, 28, was seen struggling with her Louboutin heels in London

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Her latest role is as the post-apocalyptic warrior queen Furiosa in the new instalment of the Mad Max franchise.

But while Anya Taylor-Joy has proved herself an adept all-action heroine, it appears she has a little more trouble walking in her Louboutins.

The 28-year-old actress lost her footing outside London’s NoMad hotel in Covent Garden on Friday night, stumbling out of her four-inch-high designer stilettos – and then struggling to get them on again.

She was eventually helped back into the £645 shoes by a member of her entourage, who had rushed to her aid.

Perhaps she could get some tips from Hayley Wright, her Mad Max stunt double, who last week she called ‘my sister’ and ‘one of my best friends in the entire world’.

Not-so-well-heeled: Anya Taylor-Joy, in an unusual skirt made of belts, fell out of her £645 Louboutin heels on Friday evening

Not-so-well-heeled: Anya Taylor-Joy, in an unusual skirt made of belts, fell out of her £645 Louboutin heels on Friday evening

The 28-year-old actress lost her footing outside London's NoMad hotel in Covent Garden, stumbling out of her four-inch-high designer stilettos ¿ and then struggling to get them on

The 28-year-old actress lost her footing outside London’s NoMad hotel in Covent Garden, stumbling out of her four-inch-high designer stilettos – and then struggling to get them on

Not only has The Queen’s Gambit star invited Ms Wright to walk the red carpet with her, but they have been seen around Hollywood holding hands.

At the Cannes film festival last Thursday, Ms Taylor-Joy revealed: ‘No action movie, specifically Mad Max, exists without an amazing stunt department.

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‘When [director] George Miller and I first had a conversation about the film it was very important to him that I throw myself into it as much as I possibly could. 

‘But even if you are throwing yourself into it as much as you can, there is someone who has previewed that, who has tested it, and taught you how to do it.

‘My stunt double Hayley Wright is my sister, she has been with me constantly.

‘We met on this movie and she is now one of my best friends in the entire world.

‘Everything she did, I did too and the most important thing is rather than it being an environment of aggression, it was ‘I love you, I believe in you, you can do this’. God I love Hayley.’ 

Ms Wright – who has also worked as a stunt double for Jodie Comer, 31, and Amber Heard, 38 – has appeared in films including Wonder Woman, and Aquaman, and TV shows NCIS, American Horror Story and Modern Family.

Sisterly praise: Taylor-Joy described her stunt double Hayley Wright, who she met on the set of the new Mad Max film as 'one of my best friends in the entire world'

Sisterly praise: Taylor-Joy described her stunt double Hayley Wright, who she met on the set of the new Mad Max film as ‘one of my best friends in the entire world’

Anya Taylor-Joy stars as lead character Furiosa in the new Mad Max film. The character first appeared in 2015's Mad Max: Fury Road, where she was played by Charlize Theron

Anya Taylor-Joy stars as lead character Furiosa in the new Mad Max film. The character first appeared in 2015’s Mad Max: Fury Road, where she was played by Charlize Theron

Originally from Australia, she now lives in Los Angeles with her husband.

She has previously said that she became interested in physical fitness at a young age when she began competing in gymnastics at a high level.

Her first big break came when she got a call-up to work with Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas, prompting a move afterwards to LA full-time to pursue her career as a stunt artist.

Taylor-Joy's latest role is as the post-apocalyptic warrior queen Furiosa in the new instalment of the Mad Max franchise, out on Friday

Taylor-Joy’s latest role is as the post-apocalyptic warrior queen Furiosa in the new instalment of the Mad Max franchise, out on Friday

Ms Taylor-Joy suffered her footwear mishap as she headed to the Furiosa afterparty after the film’s UK premiere at the BFI Imax on the South Bank.

The actress – dressed in a vintage red leather jacket, black polo neck jumper and an unusual skirt which appeared to be created from several belts – was joined by her co-stars Chris Hemsworth and Tom Burke.

The film tells Furiosa’s origin story. The character first appeared in 2015’s Mad Max: Fury Road, where she was played by Charlize Theron.

The movie is in UK cinemas from Friday.