icing on the cake

She said: "To have Hattie already down there filming was amazing, but for her friend to then book the younger version of the title role was just the icing on the cake."

The wedding took place while he was on leave from the army; wartime shortages meant they had rice paper rather than icing on the cake.

"It’s voted for by the audience and viewers. This is the icing on the cake it’s amazing," he added.

Newey is both the icing on the cake and potentially the single most important ingredient of that investment.

"The two golds was the ultimate icing on the cake and to achieve that is just unbelievable, I'm just immensely grateful."