The Scotsman

Jodie Comer: Why Killing Eve has to end

- By ALEX GREEN newsdeskts@scotsman.com

Jodie Comer has said Killing Eve should end on a "good note" after the next series rather than continuing until it is "kicked out the door".

The BBC spy thriller, starring Comer as Russian assassin Villanelle and Sandra Oh as nowformerm­i5agenteve­polastri, is approachin­g its fourth and final series.

Speaking to Harper's Bazaar, the Liverpool-born actress, 28, admitted she tries to avoid thinking about the show's conclusion.

Comer, who received the editor's choice award at the Harper's Bazaar Women of the Year Awards on Tuesday night, said: "I'm trying not to think about it too much, honestly. It's sad, you know? I've been with this character for a really, really long time.

"I would rather we ended on a good note and kept our integrity, instead of going on and on, and being kicked out the door."

Comer said there are "so many layers to Villanelle".

She added: "She's multifacet­ed and you can't really pin her down. She's instilled a sense of fearlessne­ss in me. Through playing her, I've had to shed my own self-consciousn­ess.

"Villanelle's style is loud and a little bit mismatched. She dresses for herself, which I adore.

"I'm happy when I'm comfortabl­e, I want to explore fashion but ultimately, I want to feel like myself. Villanelle would probably hate me."

The actress said she hoped to appear in a science-fiction project and work with French film director and screenwrit­er Julia Ducournau, who won the Palme d'or at this year's Cannes Film Festival.

"I'd love to do some very grounded sci-fi and I really, really want to work with Julia Ducournau," she said.

"What I love about her is that she clearly has such a distinct voice and her films are so unexpected."

The Crown star Claire Foy spoke about the “pressure” of motherhood ahead of

her actress award win at the awards ceremony. The star, known for her Emmy-winning role playing Queen Elizabeth in The Crown, has a daughter, Ivy Rose, 6, with ex husband Stephen Campbell

Moore. Speaking ahead of the awards, she said she felt the pressure to be a “cakebaking, fun, 24-hours a day mother”.

 ?? ?? 0 Jodi Comer, left, and Sandra Oh in the hit BBC spy thriller, Killing Eve
0 Jodi Comer, left, and Sandra Oh in the hit BBC spy thriller, Killing Eve

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