News about Alex Kingston

Doctor Who actress Alex Kingston claims writers are 'nervous' to create roles for the opposite sex and asks what would have happened if Shakespeare couldn't write female characters

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 15, 2024
The British actress, 60, suggested a focus on 'lived experience' ran the risk of writers feeling anxious to take on topics and identities that are 'alien' to them but that they might want to 'explore'. Speaking to The Times, she discussed how the theatre industry operates today and said it was a good thing that more people than ever are being 'brought to the table' but added it's possible for male writers to create 'fabulous' female characters.

Karen Gillan reunites with Doctor Who co-star Alex Kingston for 'mother-daughter bonding time' but fans are left in hysterics as non-Whovians think actresses are related in real life: 'So many people not getting the joke'

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 20, 2023
On Tuesday, Karen Gillan and Alex Kingston joined Doctor Who fans as they reunited for a shopping trip. During series five, six, and seven, the two actresses appeared opposite each other in the hit BBC show starring Matt Smith. Karen, 36, appeared as Amy Pond, the Doctor's companion, while Alex, 60, played River Song, Amy Pond's daughter, Melody Pond.

The best 100 TV shows ever created have been rediscovered (and no surprise)... But does YOUR favorite appear on the list?

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 3, 2023
The Daily Mail's Weekend magazine has reached yet another magnificent milestone - this month we turn 30! We asked you to share our top ten TV shows so we could compile our definitive list of the 100 Greatest TV Shows voted for by you.

The Tempest reveals Alex's spell as the first female Protestateur

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 10, 2023
MARMION — She's still a Duke, her name is also Prosecutors, but Shakespeare's desert island magician, Alex Kingston, has gone all out female in the frightful shape of Alex Kingston. And, please do not mistakenly state that this is no politically correct stunt by the RSC, but it is an enjoyable piece of celebrity casting. Dr Elizabeth Corday, the actress best known (to me) as Dr. Elizabeth Corday from ER, who appeared alongside George Clooney (and was unashamed to Dr. Mark Greene), gives one of Bard's most vened patriarchs a thorough matriarchy makeover.

In our fiendish literary quiz, Tantalizing questions were raised

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 29, 2022
Whose loo is 'past the Picasso and left at the Matisse'?...and what was it about Liz Taylor that caught a studio boss's eye? Just two of the tantalising questions in our fiendish literary quiz

Fiona Richmond, a 70s sex symbol, has gone on auction in Thatched, Hampshire, for £2 million

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 9, 2022
Fiona Richmond, a former glamour model and 70s sex symbol, has listed her four-bed detached cottage in Hampshire for £2 million. The 77-year-old's home also has its own B&B store, The Onion Store, which has appeared on many BBC television shows and hosted A-list guests including Alex Kingston and Jarvis Cocker. The 6.5-acre estate, which is nestled in the English countryside, houses the historic pink-thatched cottage dating back to the 16th century.