BRENDAN COYLE: The woman who splashed $20k on a date with Brendan Coyle By OLIVIA FLEMING (MAIL ON LINE)

A die-hard Downton Abbey fan paid $20,000 to go on a date with the show's star Brendan Coyle.

A night with the actor, who plays butler John Bates, was up for auction with bids starting at $5,000.

But lovestruck Sandra Doshner, a 52-year-old retired medical technologist from Long Island, is so crazy about the show that she bid four times the asking price.


in classic rom-com style, their New York date included a ride through Central Park in a horse-drawn carriage earlier this week, where the smitten Ms Doshner reportedly read poetry to the star.



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Hugh Grant: Too old for Romantic Comedies? (CONTACT MUSIC)

Hugh Grant doesn't think he can star in any more romantic comedy films because he is not young enough. Hugh Grant thinks he is ''too old'' to star in romantic comedies any more.

The 51-year-old actor - who is famed for roles in films including 'Four Weddings and a Funeral' and 'Notting Hill' - is unsure if he can take on any more parts in the genre because he is no longer young enough. He said: ''Well, I'm too old for romantic comedies, let's face it. I never really chose romantic comedies. They chose me.'


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