It changes the meaning of double booking. Maybe it's a mathematical problem, solve Brian Cox squared? When the receptionist asked the question, it was left to an actor and a physicist to figure it out.

Brian Cox, the former musician turned physics professor, was the first to encounter the problem when trying to get a key to his room in the hotel in which Brian Cox, the Scottish actor best known for starring in Succession, was also staying.

The two men explained what happened when they tried to check in.

The actor Brian Cox said it was very confusing. You have two rooms because they said there are two Brian Coxes.

The hotel worker replied, "We can't have two Brian Coxes."

Brian Cox said that they wouldn't check him in.

He used his assistant's name because they wouldn't check him in.

The physicist changed his name. They couldn't do it on their computer They didn't think I was telling the truth. I took a picture of Brian Cox on my phone and he said he didn't watch television.

The actor Brian Cox, who first gained recognition for his work with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theatre, has previously revealed he was initially extremely annoyed at the idea of sharing his name with another celebrity.

In a Guardian interview with Brian Coxes earlier this year, the actor said that finding someone with the same name as him has been a great lesson. I didn't like it at first, but I thought it was unimportant.

We have the same name, but then something comes into play where you say, 'Well, it's only a name,' It has been a pleasure to meet you, Brian, because it has proven that name doesn't matter. We have the same name but it is just one of those strange accidents.