United Kingdom, Oct. 23 -- Josh O'Connor got "kicked" out of being an altar boy for "smiling too much".

The Crown actor served as a young assistant to the priest at his local church when he was growing up but was relieved of his duties because it was deemed he wasn't taking them too seriously, which he suggested was an "early sign" of his future profession.

He told Vogue.co.uk: "I grew up Catholic and was an altar boy for a bit. Then I got kicked off for smiling too much.

"I'd like to think that you'd accept that I was smiling in the presence of the lord, but I think the reality was that I was p****** myself.

"I was in this ridiculous outfit, my brothers were watching me, I was waving at them and probably not being gracious enough in ...