'There was a policeman knocking at the door': Emma Thompson shares hilarious story of being mistaken for a naked intruder in her own home

During a recent appearance on Sara Cox's Radio 2 Breakfast Show, Emma Thompson left listeners in stitches with a hilarious anecdote about once being mistaken for a naked intruder at her own home.

Teasing what was to come, Sara asks the iconic actress whether she'd like to elaborate on a drama "involving nakedness in a sheep field" that once happened to her.

Emma wastes no times in perfectly delivering the tale, beginning, "I was at home in Scotland with the sheep, and my daughter."

A night-time knock at the door woke both Emma and her daughter, Gaia, who "trotted down in our nighties" to see what was happening.

They were greeted by "a massive, horribly good looking policeman," who said, "I'm so sorry to bother you at this time, but a neighbour of yours reported that there was a 50-year-old naked man walking through the field about 4pm this afternoon."

He added, "I was wanted to see that you were OK." immediately frightened, Emma recalls wondering, "Oh my god, there's a stalker," until her daughter pointed out something really quite funny.

"That's sauna time mum, that's when you always go for your sauna," her daughter had said, and the actress made the connection - she was the one mistaken for a naked 50-year-old man.

The actress has previously spoken about having no problem with nudity, and being naked in front of others - with her property being in what she believed was "the middle of nowhere," she didn't think anyone was near enough to see anything in the outside land, let alone see her walking around it.

When the realisation about the nature of the mix-up hit, Emma says she quickly told the policeman, "I think it's OK," and it appears he might've joined the dots at the same time.

"Oh, oh," the officer backtracked, saying of the elderly neighbour, "I don't think she can see very well. I'm sorry to bother you."

Emma says, "Away he went, faster than he would otherwise have gone." She was left pondering whether he'd "had the same vision in his mind" of it actually being her naked in the field, and left as quick as he could out of embarrassment.

"So, that's what happened, and it's entirely true," the actress concludes with a smile. As well as the sauna, the actress also has a pond that she "washes in" at her Scottish home.

Witing in the comments, one person wanted to issue a warning about the dangers of walking and bathing naked outdoors.

"Be careful, Emma. Walking through a field naked is asking for a tick infestation. At least wear boots!" they wrote.

Another added, "Laughing out loud in the car this morning listening to Dame Emma's story!"