![]() ![]() “I love your idea of separate standalone shows about what Thomas and Tom are going to do next. Tom the Irish aristocrat fares better though, inheriting a gorgeous villa that he will pass on to his daughter when she's of age. In fact, the pairing and the plot developments are so interesting that a spin-off series would be welcome, call it "Thomas Goes To Hollywood."īut unlike all the heterosexual couples in the show, this time poor Thomas doesn't get so much as a peck on the cheek (thanks to the overseas markets, presumably). There are other interesting new couplings in the show too, such as the one between the discreetly gay house butler Thomas Barrow, who falls under the spell of one of the visiting lead actors (I won't spoil it here). He has just had to adapt because of the circumstances he found himself in.” “In the script, it says that Tom laughs but on camera, I didn't because I don't think Tom would find that funny. When his mother-in-law Maud Bagshaw (Imelda Staunton) tells him that it looks as if the leopard (Tom) has finally changed his spots, he disagrees. “I think for anyone outside of the British social class system, who doesn't have a real grasp or understanding of it, you have Tom with you as your eyes and ears in the show.”īut don't imagine Tom has lost faith in his revolutionary socialist or Irish origins. And after the death of his wife (Lady Sybil) he's thrust into this new life as a non-aristocrat in an aristocratic world.” “It's lovely to play someone who's a complete outsider, who is still trying to find himself and his place in the world. Hughes).Allen Leech as Tom Branson (far right) goes from gun running to tennis doubles in Downton Abbey: A New EraĪnother plus is how his character has changed in ways that he enjoys. Other stars from the adored series, who hopped over the pond for the premiere at the Metropolitan Opera House, included Elizabeth McGovern (Cora Crawley), Hugh Bonneville (Robert Crawley), Joanne Froggatt (Anna Smith), Michelle Dockery (Lady Mary), Laura Carmichael (Lady Edith) and Phyllis Logan (Mrs. “Ask Julian Fellowes where all the money goes!” ![]() When Page Six inquired whether he had purchased his own villa in the South of France with his “Downton Abbey” earnings, Leech laughed. ” Leech’s character gets married in the upcoming “Downton Abbey” movie. It was the first thing I did, and I was delighted. “And every actor - if they say they didn’t, they’re lying - checked ‘Exterior: Riviera’ to see if their character was there. “We heard that might be in the script,” he explained of the location. Leech reprises his role as Tom Branson in “Downton Abbey: A New Era,” which was filmed partly in the South of France. A year later, the couple welcomed their first baby girl. Guests at the ceremony included his “Bohemian Rhapsody” co-stars Rami Malek and Lucy Boynton. Simpson: American Crime Story,” in January 2019 at the Alisal Ranch in California. The Irish actor wed Herman, who appeared in “The People v. “I’ll be well outnumbered,” he joked, adding that the baby is due in “late September, early October.” Leech, 40, had on a pink-hued jacket, while Herman, 35, rocked a sparkly pink dress. While Leech did not explicitly share the sex, he told Page Six exclusively at Sunday’s “Downton Abbey: A New Era” premiere in New York City, “If you can see what myself and my wife are wearing, you have a clue.” See all the stars at the ‘Downton Abbey: A New Era’ premiereĪllen Leech, who plays the chauffeur-turned-beloved family member in “Downton Abbey,” revealed that he and his wife, Jessica Blair Herman, are expecting their second daughter.
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