A Southampton born graduate of the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Laura Carmichael came to public prominence in ITV1’s Downton Abbey. Her October 2012 West End debut, opposite Anna Friel in Uncle Vanya, was briefly interrupted by Sir Peter Hall heckling. He’s since apologised and all’s well once again. With some 20,000 followers on Twitter, this rising star declares her true love to be Twiglets.
Two stories to keep beside you
Laura Wright
Nicknamed the “Scrummy Soprano” and “The Knockout” by Prince Harry, Suffolk born Laura Wright is a “classical crossover singer”.
Peter Czernin
A property heir turned film director. Czernin is a scion of the de Walden £2.4 billion property dynasty but is better known as the producer of In Brgues and Piccadilly Jim. A friend of David Cameron, Czernin took over Avington Park, his family’s ancestral seat, in October 2013 and plainly was the perfect choice to […]
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Laura should have heckled back. Stupid old goat.