We interviewed her last week
and she seemed lovely and
down to earth...
Julia: I’m very proud to say that
I think we had one of the nicest
years at RADA. I’m obviously
totally biased but we still have
a WhatsApp group and we’re
all in touch. We obviously don’t
get to see each other as much,
as life’s busy and work gets in
the way but the friendships we
made are still incredibly strong.
I also cannot wait for Peaky
Blinders to start. I actually went
to the first screening of the first
season with Sophie and met
Cillian Murphy, the love of my
life [laughs].
How’s married life been for
you both?
Ben: It’s been a dream. We
knew it wouldn’t change things
dramatically, as we’re so strong
anyway. We had a lovely
honeymoon in Scotland and
then we came back and Julia
fell pregnant.
Julia: It’s been brilliant but
non-stop. We also moved
house. Our new place is about
three metres from where we
used to live in Manchester.
We were pushing Ben’s piano
across the cobbled street –
it was hilarious!
Are you looking forward to
having some time off work
when you go on maternity
leave, Julia?
I’ll miss Corrie terribly as I
love my job so much but
I’m looking forward to
motherhood. I can’t wait
to meet him or her!
Have you thought about a birthing
plan yet?
Julia: I’m listening to a hypnobirthing
podcast as I want everything to be
chilled out. However, I’m better when
I’m just going with the flow, so I’m
trying not to have any preconceptions
about what the birth’s going to be like.
Get the baby here safely – that’s my
only plan!
Do you have any concerns
about bringing a child into the
world nowadays?
Julia: What with Trump as president
and Boris Johnson as prime minister?
It’s quite scary this Black Mirror world we
live in, isn’t it? Hopefully our baby will
be sheltered from all that stuff for the
first few years.
Ben: We do live in worrying times
but the people we love and surround
ourselves with are good people with
good values.What type of parents do you think
you’ll be?
Julia: Sally Ann Matthews [who plays
Jenny Connor] said no matter what,
be a team when it comes to discipline
and if you disagree at all then discuss
it in private. That’s very good advice. I
think we’ll be a great team.Ben: Our parents are fantastic, so I’d
like us to be a blend of them. Hopefully
my teaching background will help, too.
We’ll be chilled and we’d like our child
to be as rounded as possible. I have full
confidence that our child will be cool
enough to be called Han Silver.
Julia: He’s not dropping it, is he? [laughs].
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