Suits Choo, Daisy!
... but at £1,300 a pair, the thigh-high Jimmy Choo boots she’s modelling are well beyond most Normal People
AS MARIANNE in the hit BBC drama Normal People, she wore dungarees and cosy knits typical of an awkward school outcast.
But Daisy Edgar-Jones revealed an altogether racier look last week as she strode out in a slinky £995 black dress and a daring pair of thigh-high boots.
The 22-year-old was spotted modelling the £1,295 boots during a photoshoot for Jimmy Choo’s new range. While she appears effortlessly stylish in our pictures, in reality the actress toiled for more than four hours to get the perfect shots, dodging rain showers and enduring numerous wardrobe changes outside the trendy Chiltern Firehouse restaurant and hotel in Central London.
Traffic was frequently brought to a standstill as an army of photographers, stylists, hairdressers and make-up artists worked with Ms Edgar-Jones while she posed in outfits including a Jimmy Choo pearl bag that sells for £1,295.
Later, the actress, whose explicit sex scenes opposite Paul Mescal as Connell made Normal People a lockdown TV sensation, switched to a more casual look in a pair of jeans that Marianne might choose.
It is unlikely, however, that her schoolgirl character would have been able to afford the accompanying Jimmy Choo Bon Bon bag – it sells for £2,095.
A bystander told The Mail on Sunday: ‘The weather was grey and miserable – not ideal for filming a fashion shoot – but Daisy looked stunning and made you forget all about the rain. She has that star quality that makes you stop and stare.’
Last week, Ms Edgar-Jones, who is dating Game Of Thrones actor Tom Varey, admitted she was keen to reunite with her Normal People co-star. ‘I’ve seen so much of Paul Mescal, but it’s been via Zoom, and we’re desperate to celebrate together after going through the whole filming process as a team,’ she said.