News | Entertainment
29 Mar 2024 11:00
NZCity News
NZCity CalculatorReturn to NZCity

  • Start Page
  • Personalise
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • Finance
  • Shopping
  • Jobs
  • Horoscopes
  • Lotto Results
  • Photo Gallery
  • Site Gallery
  • TVNow
  • Dating
  • SearchNZ
  • NZSearch
  • Crime.co.nz
  • RugbyLeague
  • Make Home
  • About NZCity
  • Contact NZCity
  • Your Privacy
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Join for Free

  •   Home > News > Entertainment

    Sarah Ferguson is said to be keen for Eleanor Tomlinson to portray a younger version of her in 'The Crown'

    The Duchess of York is a big fan of the 27-year-old flame-haired star after watching her performances as Demelza Poldark in BBC One drama 'Poldark', and as a result is said to want her to play herself if she ever appears in the Netflix series, a drama which chronicles the lives of the British royal family


    A source said: "Sarah has really enjoyed the series - even if it hasn't gone down well with all members of the royal family.

    "She's told several people close to her she really loves the idea of Eleanor after watching 'Poldark'."

    The latest series of 'The Crown' will cover the royals from 1964 to 1977, but Sarah wouldn't feature until further down the line as she didn't get engaged to Prince Andrew until 1986.

    And if the 60-year-old duchess featured in even later episodes she is said to be keen for 58-year-old Hollywood actress Julianne Moore to take over the role from Eleanor.

    The source added to The Sun newspaper: "In later life, she's keen on Julianne Moore."

    In the new third series, Olivia Colman will play Queen Elizabeth II after taking over the role from Claire Foy, who played the monarch in the first two seasons.

    And Olivia recently admitted she struggled to hide her emotions while shooting scenes based on the 1966 Aberfan disaster, in which 144 people died, 116 of them children.

    She said: "[It was] the hardest thing ever, to play someone much stronger emotionally than me. When we filmed the scenes with the tributes and the flowers and the toys, the director would say, 'Pretend you're just judging a flower competition', because if I thought about what it actually was, I couldn't cope.

    "You train an animal to do one thing, then expect them to do something else at a whim. She'd been told all her life, 'Hold it in, don't show you're a woman.' "

    © 2024 Bang Showbiz, NZCity

     Other Entertainment News
     29 Mar: Whoopi Goldberg stormed off the stage of 'The View' to tell off an audience member for filming it on his phone
     29 Mar: Machine Gun Kelly is said to be in "good spirits" despite Megan Fox admitting they once called off their engagement
     29 Mar: Inside Islamic State's transformation, from life support to 'slaughtering with gusto'
     29 Mar: Stephen Colbert regrets being one of the famous faces who stoked conspiracy theories about Catherine, Princess of Wales ahead of her cancer treatment announcement
     29 Mar: John Lydon felt as if he lost "half" of himself when his wife died
     29 Mar: Jessie James Decker's husband Eric has had a vasectomy
     29 Mar: Joely Richardson struggled to find an agent after she turned 50
     Top Stories

    RUGBY RUGBY
    Calls for Rugby Australia to back their women's game from Chiefs Manawa fullback Renee Holmes More...


    BUSINESS BUSINESS
    Innovative New Zealand apple producing company Rockit is focussing on its international expansion More...



     Today's News

    Living & Travel:
    South Africa bus crash leaves at least 45 dead after vehicle plunges off bridge and catches fire 10:57

    Entertainment:
    Whoopi Goldberg stormed off the stage of 'The View' to tell off an audience member for filming it on his phone 10:53

    Cycling:
    Star Belgian cyclist Wout van Aert has had surgery after suffering multiple fractures in a crash which has put his Giro d'Italia entry in doubt 10:47

    Law and Order:
    Cordons remain in place in Auckland's Brown's Bay as police investigate a death following an assault 10:27

    Law and Order:
    The tangi of one of the men who died after a mass brawl at a 21st birthday party in Gisborne last weekend will be held today 10:27

    Entertainment:
    Machine Gun Kelly is said to be in "good spirits" despite Megan Fox admitting they once called off their engagement 10:23

    Rugby:
    Calls for Rugby Australia to back their women's game from Chiefs Manawa fullback Renee Holmes 10:07

    Tennis:
    The men's semifinals at the Miami Open will feature a rematch of this year's Australian Open final 10:07

    Entertainment:
    Inside Islamic State's transformation, from life support to 'slaughtering with gusto' 9:57

    Entertainment:
    Stephen Colbert regrets being one of the famous faces who stoked conspiracy theories about Catherine, Princess of Wales ahead of her cancer treatment announcement 9:53


     News Search






    Power Search


    © 2024 New Zealand City Ltd