Meryl Streep may be the greatest actor of our time, be highly decorated and be able to take on the President of the United States but she can't hack live acrobatics. Everyone's got their weakness we suppose.

This year's BAFTA Film Awards took place in the esteemed Royal Albert Hall in London last night and while there were no real surprises as far as winners were concerned, the opening number of the awards certainly made an impression on everyone watching, not least of all Meryl Streep.

The death-defying moves of the performers appeared to be too much for Streep, who the camera thankfully kept cutting back to as the performance went on.