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Daniel Day-Lewis recently garnered attention by criticizing the fixation on his renowned method acting style, yet his co-star Sean Bean seems to only fuel the intrigue.
While promoting their latest film, “Anemone,” where they portray siblings, Sean Bean shared that he accepted an invitation to stay with the Oscar-winning actor at his home in Ireland before they began shooting. Known for fully embodying his characters, Day-Lewis’s method acting was on display, according to Bean, who humorously suggested, “He was just trying to get my accent, that’s what he did it for! He sounds like me in the film.”
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As Andrew Mountbatten Windsor faces the loss of his royal titles, Princess Diana’s former butler, Paul Burrell, eagerly speculates about a similar outcome for Harry and Meghan.
Burrell, who has frequently clashed with Harry, remarked, “Just a little side note for the other side of the Atlantic, for the people living in Montecito, California. This is a warning shot across the bows of HMS Windsor. I don’t think the King will tolerate any more nonsense…so watch out.” With the Sussexes in the spotlight, perhaps His Majesty might also consider dealing with Burrell’s penchant for gossip by sending him to the Tower?
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Comedy legend John Cleese publicly raged this week: ”The only thought of top BBC staff as they enter their office each morning is, ‘This is the day when I must not get myself fired.’ Useless, flabby cowards.”
Not that this stopped Cleese from happily turning up on BBC Breakfast the following morning to flog his latest book and documentary!
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Twenty years after the dramatic demise of Dirty Den in EastEnders (the second one), the character’s two wives star together for the first time in Channel 5’s Play For Today reboot Never Too Late.
Publicising her appearance with Anita Dobson (Angie Watts), Tracy-Ann Oberman (Chrissie Watts) cheerfully reports: “I did say to Anita on the first day, ‘I think we were married to the same man.’” Alter ego Chrissie killed Den off with a dog-shaped doorstop.
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He may have been appearing on screens for over 60 years, but veteran thespian Edward Fox, 88, refuses to have a television in his Dorset home, snootily dismissing modern-day shows as “rubbish”.
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Having long raised eyebrows by speaking with an English accent in the UK, while reverting back to American whenever in her native US, Gillian Anderson, attempts to clarify matters.
Raised in both countries in formative years, Chicago-born Gillian, 57, now declares from this side of the pond: “I’ve lived in the UK for 22 years, so that’s my natural accent.” Is she sure?
