Miranda Otto, 41, who once infamously said she would never want the level of fame Nicole Kidman enjoys, says she has now adapted to being a celebrity.

She said: “I’ve made my peace with being in the spotlight, definitely. Around the time of The Lord Of The Rings, it was a shock to me just how big it is to be on that kind of media juggernaut.

“It was a big thing and the scrutiny was shocking. I think that’s what I meant with the Nicole comment, the incredible scrutiny she’s under.”

She added: “There’s such big pressure on people who are incredibly famous, on those who have people sitting outside their front door and taking photos every time they move. That way of living, I fully sympathise with. My life’s not like Nicole Kidman’s, though.”

Otto is currently promoting Blessed, in which she stars as a single mother who struggles to connect with her teenage daughter.

The movie also co-stars British actress Frances O’Connor and Otto’s fellow Aussie actress, Deborra-Lee Furness.