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Downton Abbey star Michelle Dockery loves getting home to Essex for a good gossip with friends.
15 October 2011 08:00 GMT
Downton Abbey star Michelle Dockery loves getting home to Essex for a good gossip with friends.
The actress plays calculating aristocrat's daughter Lady Crawley in the period drama.
However, Michelle insists she is nothing like her snooty alter-ego.
Lady Mary was born into a life of privilege and wealth, while Michelle's start in life was much humbler. However, the 29-year-old confessed that she did share one personality trait with the aritstocrat - ambition,
She told the Daily Mirror: "At the age of eight I auditioned for The Sound of Music and made it through to the third round, where we all stood in a row like the Von Trapp family and had to sing.
"I belted out my line with real confidence and I could see the casting director and the other adults were impressed by my singing voice.
"Then we were asked to give our names. The children before me were all enunciating perfectly.
"When I was asked what experience I had, I replied, `Well, I've done lots of shows round Essex but I ain't done nuffink up the West End'. I instantly suspected I'd blown it. And I had."
Michelle is due back on the Downton set next week as they start filming the Christmas special.
She added: "It's a wonderful feeling to be part of such a phenomenon.
"I love playing Mary; she's absolutely fascinating. She seems cynical and calculating, but in truth she's indecisive and troubled, which makes her complicated and human and, as a result, hugely rewarding to play."
Michelle is very private and does not give much away about her private life.
She said: "The whole acting game can sometimes be a bit false and you meet a lot of people in it for the fame - so there's nothing I love more than going back to Essex.
"It brings me straight back down to earth and ensures that I never become lost in the celebrity side of things."
The actress plays calculating aristocrat's daughter Lady Crawley in the period drama.
However, Michelle insists she is nothing like her snooty alter-ego.
Lady Mary was born into a life of privilege and wealth, while Michelle's start in life was much humbler. However, the 29-year-old confessed that she did share one personality trait with the aritstocrat - ambition,
She told the Daily Mirror: "At the age of eight I auditioned for The Sound of Music and made it through to the third round, where we all stood in a row like the Von Trapp family and had to sing.
"I belted out my line with real confidence and I could see the casting director and the other adults were impressed by my singing voice.
"Then we were asked to give our names. The children before me were all enunciating perfectly.
"When I was asked what experience I had, I replied, `Well, I've done lots of shows round Essex but I ain't done nuffink up the West End'. I instantly suspected I'd blown it. And I had."
Michelle is due back on the Downton set next week as they start filming the Christmas special.
She added: "It's a wonderful feeling to be part of such a phenomenon.
"I love playing Mary; she's absolutely fascinating. She seems cynical and calculating, but in truth she's indecisive and troubled, which makes her complicated and human and, as a result, hugely rewarding to play."
Michelle is very private and does not give much away about her private life.
She said: "The whole acting game can sometimes be a bit false and you meet a lot of people in it for the fame - so there's nothing I love more than going back to Essex.
"It brings me straight back down to earth and ensures that I never become lost in the celebrity side of things."
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