Poppy’s rise to stardom is in her husband’s hands
NEW film Kingsman: The Golden Circle stars Colin Firth, Julianne Moore and even Sir Elton John, in what promises to be a stylish sequel to the espionage hit. But one unlikely debut really has people talking: the appearance of aerospace bigwig James Cook, husband of model and actress Poppy Delevingne, both pictured. Is Hollywood stardom in the palms of his hands?
The film features Delevingne in one of her highest-profile roles to date, as the unpronounceable Clara Von Gluckfberg. The trailer gives a glimpse of what is to come to cinemas in September. She is shown, briefly, taking off a silk robe to reveal red Agent Provocateur lingerie.
But Delevingne shied away from doing a full love scene with, we believe, Taron Egerton — the producers won’t confirm this — and instead her husband James was used as the double. His hands were filmed for the close-up shots and more intimate
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My source on set tells me: “Poppy wanted to impress with a strong performance. When she suggested getting James involved, everyone loved the idea.” Cook is in good company. Quentin Tarantino, dissatisfied with Christoph Waltz’s attempts to choke Diane Kruger in Inglourious Basterds, decided to do the honours himself, somewhat too determinedly, according to some reports. And in the crucial lifedrawing scene in Titanic, during which Leonardo DiCaprio sketches Kate Winslet in the nude, the hands holding the charcoal belong to director James Cameron.
Delevingne will be hoping that a busy year in two anticipated blockbusters — the other is King Arthur — will launch her into the Hollywood big time. Give her a hand, folks.
continue the lessons by post after the first few,” he told Charlotte Green of Classic FM. “Now in retirement, one of the ambitions I have is to take more lessons and probably frighten more people.” We’ve always imagined he’d make a great lead in a musical.
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