News about Imelda Staunton

Will Young has revealed his 'awful' encounter with Hollywood actress Julia Roberts - and it causes him to break out into a cold sweat to this day.  The singer, 45, is back with a new album and appeared on The One Show on Wednesday alongside Imelda Staunton, 68, to talk about his comeback which will also see him tour the UK.  Will was grilled by hosts Alex Jones and Jermaine Jenas about what stories the Pop Idol star will tell on his shows, to which he recalled one mortifying moment with Julia, 56. 

Imelda Staunton has revealed the last episode of The Crown had to be re-written to 'reflect' on Queen Elizabeth II's life following her death. The actress, 68, who portrayed her royal highness in the hit Netflix series, said 'extra weight' was added to her and the cast following the late monarch's death in September 2022. Speaking on The One Show on Wednesday while promoting her new show Hello Dolly at the London Palladium, Imelda admitted filming was 'long and sad' towards the end. 

As ITV's brand new thriller series Red Eye kicks off tonight, Lesley Sharp plays the role of Director General of MI5, Madeline Delaney. Manchester-born Lesley, 64, is renowned for acclaimed roles in Scott and Bailey, Before We Die and Afterlife - but her off-life screen is just as interesting, from being adopted as a baby, to a bizarre brush with the police. The BAFTA-nominated has also played villain Rosalind Hale in the Netflix series Fate: The Winx Saga, and starred often alongside Hollywood A-listers including Vera Drake with Imelda Staunton and Helen Mirren in Prime Suspect.

The Crown star Imelda Staunton has revealed that she still wears the clothes she wore to play Queen Elizabeth II in the Netflix drama.  The actress, 68, was seen wearing one of the blouses earlier this week that she used to play her late Majesty in two series of the show.   Imelda has now admitted she has had to force herself to stop wearing her old character's wardrobe as she needs to lose her royal persona for her next role. 

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A huge star will be reportedly 'be missing' from the upcoming Downton Abbey film as the period drama undergoes a cast shake-up. According to a new report, the star won't feature in the third and final instalment due to other commitments. The upcoming sequel is said to be beginning filming in summer, set for an international release in 2025.

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When Michelle Dockery was told that Imelda Staunton had let it slip that there would be a third and final Downton Abbey film, she was left confused for words. When asked whether there would be another installment of the period drama, the actress, 42, who appeared on Lauren Laverne's 6 Music show, was unconcerned. Lauren asked Lauren what she thought of Imelda, 68, allowing the 'cat out of the bag', which means there is no final film in the works.

During a tell-all interview with Zoe Ball on Radio 2, Imelda Staunton announced that it would be a third and 'final' Downton Abbey film. In the much-loved TV show and film, the actress, 68, plays Lady Maud Bagshaw, Queen Mary's ladies-in-waiting Lady Maud Bagshaw. Imelda didn't hold back to announce the exclusive news, spilling the tea for the listeners on the radio show.

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Succession costume and props also went for over £200,000 at auction. They featured designer suits and dresses worn by the three bickering siblings, Kendall, Roman, and Shiv Roy. However, it was a prop used by one of the Roys that sold at auction, a copy of Roman Roy's agony made at his father's funeral that sold for £19,600. Greg Hirsch's iconic Doderick the dog furry costume and customised backpack, which he wore in the very first episode of the Emmy-award winning drama, sold for £6,100.

According to culture and royal experts, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are being mocked so much in Hollywood that it could damage their brand and brand. On Sunday night, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex joked over a joke when Golden Globes host Jo Koy roasted them in front of an audience of A-listers. The couple were receiving'millions of dollars for doing absolutely nothing,' according to the comedian, 'and that's just Netflix.' The address brought out a slew of laughter in the auditorium, including one from Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos. When saying how Imelda Staunton's portrayal of the Queen in The Crown 'was so generous Prince Harry called her and asked her for rent,' Koy also caused merriment.' The Sunday was the latest in a long line of jokes regarding the couple's spending on American television over the past year, including an episode of South Park titled "The Worldwide Privacy Tour" which featured the couple on a publicity blitz to sell Harry's book, 'Waaagh'. They were also the object of a cutaway sketch in Family Guy last October, when a butler gifted Harry his'millions from Netflix for... no one knows what' - before Meghan says, 'Babe, time to do our daily $250,000 sponsored Instagram post for Del Taco.' "I shouldn't have left the made-up nonsense," Harry says.

Sarah Snook has been named a Golden Globe for her role in HBO drama Succession. Siobhan 'Shiv' Roy, an Australian actress who hails from Adelaide, received the Best Support Actress Award in a Series statuette for her portrayal of political strategist and media heir Siobhan 'Shiv' Roy. She defeated Emma Stone (The Curse), Imelda Staunton (The Crown), Helen Mirren (1923), Kerri Russell (The Diplomat) and Bella Ramsey (The Last of Us) in her class.

When I think about the Queen, I think of her seduction and her glamor; not the dull gaudiness that goes for these days; rather, the charm and elegance of an age that has been lost. In the final episodes of the Crown, which premiered on Netflix this week, its three Elizabeths, Claire Foy, Olivia Colman, and Imelda Staunton meet in a film-maker's tribute to the real thing. I'm a person who had the pleasure of seeing 'the real thing' on several occasions in my life.

As she attended a screening of the Netflix show's final episode in London on Sunday, Crown Princess Imelda Staunton looked worlds away from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The actress, 67, who appears in the film, skipped the Royal regalia at home, opting instead for a chic olive jacket and matching trousers. Imelda sported a bouncing youthful bob for the BFI Southbank event and slipped her feet into a pair of chunky tan boots.

Since the 'true story' of more recent events has yet to emerge, Netflix has always been 'adamant' for The Crown to come to an end. Following the final episodes being broadcast this week, a consulting analyst on the award-winning drama Annie Sulzberger explained how the team needed time to properly investigate events in the royal household. William and Kate's blossoming romance, the late Queen's Golden Jubilee, and Charles and Camilla finally tied the knot brought the show to a close.

After finding that The Queen had died while filming The Crown, Imelda Staunton said she was'inconsolable.' The actress, 67, plays Elizabeth II in the Netflix series and said how some on set 'finded it difficult' looking at her after the news broke on September 8. "Lesley Manville [who plays Princes Margaret] and I were filming this week, and we were warned there could be some sad news and were asked to continue.'

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Ed McVey has admitted that he thought he'missed the boat' to appear in The Crown, where he portrays Prince William in the final series. In season six of the show alongside Meg Bellamy as Kate Middleton, the actor, 24, stars following the events of their relationship from the beginnings. Ed Miliband narrated how he watched The Crown while attending drama school but was told he'd be too old to be on the show.

On December 14, the show's last episodes debuted on the streaming platform, weeks after the first half of series six was released last month. As the notorious drama involving the Royal family came to an end, viewers took to social media to say that they were 'heartbroken.'

This morning, the Crown came to an abrupt conclusion when Netflix released the much-anticipated final five episodes. Since the late Queen became monarch in 1952 and on to King Charles' wedding to Camilla in 2005, the hugely popular series has been watched by more than 73 million households around the world since it began in 2016. Prince William's university days at St Andrews, where he meets his future bride Kate Middleton, are examined in detail, as well as Princess Margaret's ill health. But as the show's storylines creep ever closer to recent royal events, how much of what is presented on screen is actually true? FEMAIL delves into what is factual about the last ever episodes and what is pure fantasy.

In the last series's finale, the three actresses who appeared in the Netflix thriller The Crown of the Queen are reunited. Claire Foy (pictured right) and Olivia Colman (pictured left), who played the monarch in the first four series, stand shoulder to Imelda Staunton, the last actress to play the role, as she leaves Prince Charles 2005 in the closing moments of the Netflix drama. The apparitions, although not dissimilar from Diana's appearance after her death to Prince Charles, sparking some people to tears this week, are a result of dramatist Peter Morgan's flight of fancy. They are likely to be less controversial than scenes from earlier in the series, when Staunton's Queen addresses the desire to abdicate with the two younger queens. The scenes, which are shot in a stable, depict the Queen's decision that the time has come to shift to another direction in Charles' favour. In a speech following her wedding blessing at Windsor Castle in 2005, she is portrayed as considering doing this and announcing it.