And now she’s also doing a UK theatre tour, you just may be right!
But down-to-earth Charlotte hopes viewers won’t complain and says she decided to tread the boards to give her a new perspective on her growing career.
The 26-year-old can currently be seen on the small screen in BBC hit Call The Midwife, Siblings and Channel 4 comedy, Fresh Meat.
Now the London actress has decided it’s time to take a break from the studio and test her credentials on stage.
“I did one play about two or three years ago in Coventry, but it’s mainly filming I’ve done since I graduated from university,” said cheery Charlotte, who plays Barbara in Midwife.
“It’s been nerve-racking but we’re going from strength to strength now.
“The West End dominates theatre in the UK, which isn’t right, especially when it’s so extortionate, so it’s good to be out on the road.
“Being on tour means you can take day trips and see different places, as well as be kept on your toes.”
Charlotte is part of a strong cast in Noel Coward’s classic comedy, Private Lives. Also appearing are Strictly Come Dancing’s Tom Chambers, Laura Rogers from Tipping The Velvet and Downton Abbey’s Richard Teverson.
“It’s a really good cast and also good people,” Charlotte said.
“You’re always nervous one of them might be completely mad but they aren’t – at least not in a bad way!”
The 1930s-set story sees selfish divorced couple Elyot and Amanda happen to meet again on honeymoon with their new spouses and their old romance is rekindled.
Charlotte’s character, Sybil, is one of the cheated spouses.
“At first I thought she was shallow and stupid, but when you see her situation, where she’s jilted on her honeymoon night, I think she behaves quite well.
“She’s young, naïve, conservative and comes from a place of etiquette, but still knows her own mind.
“Sybil is a woman of her time, whereas it feels like Barbara from Midwife has just dropped into that world.”
The current series of Midwife is Charlotte’s second and she’s previously spoken about how strange it was going from being a fan to part of the cast.
“That feeling is still there,” she admitted. “I can’t believe I’m working with people such as Linda Bassett, and it’s so well written and provides great female roles.”
Charlotte continued: “I felt after 10 months of constant filming and anti-social hours that I was maybe becoming complacent about learning lines, so I thought the theatre would give me a whole new way of looking at work.
“TV is disconnected from the audience, but when the audience is right there in a theatre you know what they’re feeling.
“I’ve actually bought a little diary so I can note down what happened at different venues, which I know is quite pretentious, but we might have a great night in Stoke with a few people compared to a sold-out night in Richmond.
“You hear audiences laughing at something you didn’t think was very funny and not reacting to something you thought was hilarious, depending on where you’re performing.”
Charlotte is looking forward to coming to Glasgow, having enjoyed many previous trips to Scotland.
“It’s my favourite place. I’ve travelled around the west coast, and Aviemore, Orkney – I love it.
“I also spent a lot of time in Edinburgh at the Fringe.
“Growing up, I did a couple of plays and also a sketch show while I was in second year at uni.
“It can be demoralising standing on the Royal Mile with hundreds of other people who believe their show is great, just like you feel about yours.
“But I’ve only been to Glasgow for a couple of nights, so I’m looking forward to seeing it again.”
Charlotte says she’s unlikely to fit in another job before she begins the next series of Midwife, but would like to try her hand at film.
“That would be brilliant. And while I might nip over to LA to see what it’s like, it doesn’t seem very appealing.
“It sounds like a big machine of which you’re just a cog, whereas in British TV and film you’re treated so well.”
Hollywood’s loss is surely the British industry’s gain.
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