United Kingdom, Feb. 19 -- Keeley Hawes survives on a diet of bread and toast - because she can't cook.

The 'Scoop' star is an incredibly talented actress but she lacks kitchen skills and if her husband, 'Succession' actor Matthew Macfadyen, isn't around to make meals she reaches for the toaster and store cupboard staples like baked beans and tuna.

During an appearance on the 'Dish' podcast, she said: "I cannot bear cooking. I absolutely hate it.

"There is a lot of toast in my diet. Cause you can survive on bread, tuna, beans, cheese, taramasalata."

Praising Matthew's culinary skills, she added: "Matthew who really enjoys it. Matthew wakes up in the morning and the first thing out of his mouth will be, 'What should we have for dinner ...