She may be best known for playing head housemaid Anna Bates in every episode of Downton Abbey, but 39-year-old Joanne Froggatt first found fame in Coronation Street in 1997 as teen mum Zoe Tattersall.
Now she’s back on our screens, reprising her role as teacher Laura Nielson in ITV’s psychological thriller Liar, following the success of the first series back in 2017.
But Joanne has revealed filming the new series of Liar was lacking the glamour you may expect from a prime-time ITV drama, mainly down to unpredictable British weather!
Recalling one scene, in which she and co-star Ioan Gruffudd were filming in a restaurant at the end of Deal Pier in Kent, Joanne explains, ‘There was a big, big thunderstorm and the lights went out.
‘It was quite epic, actually, because as soon as Ioan would start talking, there’d be a big clap of thunder and lightning. I was like, “Wow, you’re really on fire tonight, Ioan! You’re electric!”
This story is from the March 17, 2020 edition of WOMAN'S WEEKLY.
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