‘My granny's the matriarch of our FAMILY!'

Actor Lily James tells Woman’s Weekly how her beloved grandmother helped inspire her latest project

- REBECCA CALDERWOOD

Lily James already boasts a glittering career, despite only being in her early 30s. Not only has the actress soared as Meryl Streep’s younger self in Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again and starred in The Exception with the late Christopher Plummer, she has also dominated the small screen.

She became a household name after landing the role of Lady Rose in Downton Abbey, was also in War & Peace, and now, Lily, 32, features in another period drama – an adaptation of Nancy Mitford’s novel The Pursuit of Love. Playing the leading role of Linda Radlett, the story follows the adventures of Linda and her cousin, Fanny Logan (Emily Beecham), trying to find love between the two World Wars.