Latest Lost star Marsha Thomason admits that the actors are kept in the dark alongside the viewers when it comes to the truth behind the show's mysterious plots.

The British-born actress who plays Naomi - the woman who parachuted into the island to find Desmond - exclusively told Digital Spy: “We’re as in the dark as the audience, really – maybe half a step ahead. We spend our whole time waxing about: ‘What’s that about? What does that mean?’ We don’t have a clue; we only know from episode to episode.”

Thomason, whilst admitting that she'd "prefer to know" the truth behind the narrative and her character, did point out that such secrecy can benefit a show: "You know when that worked really brilliantly? On 24 with Nina Myers. She didn’t have a clue – Sarah [Clarke], the actress – and that made it really brilliant, because she played Nina honestly. Really honestly. And then she was a villain. Genius."

To read our full interview with Lost's Marsha Thomason, click here.