Julian Fellowes cast Theo James as the Turkish diplomat Kemal Pamuk in the first season of Downton Abbey and swiftly killed him off in a sex scene which brings on his having a heart attack. Born in Oxford, James trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and made his television debut opposite Billie Piper in A Passionate Woman. This “refreshingly down to earth and self-deprecating” actor has repeatedly stated he fears sharks in interviews.
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James Bay
This Hitchin, Hertfordshire born acoustic singer-songwriter declared that he “[doesn’t] want to be a prisoner in a hat” in an interview with The Independent’s Craig McLean The Roll Call – SIGHTS AND SOUNDS
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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I am in love. He is wonderful.
Had I gone to a ‘ proper ‘ school; I might have too!