It’s a showdown of the dames on the set of Downton Abbey as Shirley MacLaine joins Maggie Smith in the new series starting on Sunday, as Cora’s invading American mother. The veteran actresses have got on just fine, though that hasn’t stopped Dame Maggie from adopting the Dowager Countess’s acid style when talking about her new co-star.
The 77-year-old actress gave a one-off interview with the Toronto Star and revealed — over a second glass of wine — some witty thoughts.
“When she talks about some of her stranger theories, you just listen. She told us in Santa Fe there were UFOs up in the mountains and the bears were coming down to visit the local Starbucks as a result. I asked if they were all drinking skinny green lattes but she never answered me.”
When questioned about her own religious views, Dame Maggie said: “I know there is something out there and like most people, I tend to believe in it more when things go bad. But I’m not like Shirley MacLaine, who probably believes we were past lovers.”
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