In 2016, Simona starred in the BBC adaptation of the John le Carré novel The Night Manager alongside Olivia Colman, and it turns out she was just as affected by the fellow southeast Londoner as we would be. "It was exciting to be involved with that," she told The Resident at the time.
"And I think I was in a state of shock for the whole filming process as I was just sat opposite Olivia Colman and I've always watched her on-screen . . . She's a really great, warm character to be around. And then Hugh Laurie would just stroll up with cakes for everyone — I used to watch him in Stuart Little! It was bizarre to be around so many big acting names and it was great to watch and observe and take it all in as a valuable learning experience."