EMILIA FOX
PLAYS LEO’S NEW WIFE, SAM. EMILIA, 42, HAS A DAUGHTER, ROSE, SIX, WITH EX-HUSBAND JEREMY GILLEY. SHE LIVES IN LONDON.
I DON’T WANT TO GIVE TOO MUCH AWAY, BUT I HAVE SOME BRILLIANT BETRAYED WOMAN SCENES IN THIS SERIES!
I wouldn’t describe Sam as mad in those moments (when she finds out Leo’s been cheating with Gina, for example), but you see someone who likes to be in control and after containing her emotions for a long time and keeping up this façade of everything being okay, she’s suddenly released from that. I certainly played those scenes with a lot of passion.
SAM AND GINA AREN’T BEST FRIENDS BY ANY MEANS, BUT I DO THINK IT’S POSSIBLE FOR TWO WOMEN WHO HAVE BEEN WITH THE SAME MAN TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP – I’VE SEEN IT IN MY OWN LIFE.
My mum and my dad’s first wife absolutely got on. I’m not saying it’s simple, particularly not for Sam and Gina, but family life is never simple, is it? I know that through my own experiences. DAWN AND I BONDED EARLY ON OVER A DELICIOUS FRUITCAKE AT ST WINNOW CHURCH NEAR FOWEY.
In fact, we’ve spent a lot of time talking about food! It somehow feels as though we’ve known each other for a long time, and the ease and fun we’ve had off-set just being ourselves >>
made us feel confident enough to say what we truly felt about scenes and explore different way of doing them
– I just hope we’ve pulled it off!
MY CHARACTER HAS A SON, MICHAEL, AND ONE OF MY FAVOURITE SCENES IS HIS 18TH BIRTHDAY PARTY.
You see Sam and her family trying their hardest to make it work and have this wonderfully happy occasion, but ultimately, she gets it wrong. I found my own emotions surprisingly easy to tap into, particularly those to do with parenting and trying to keep everything together.
It’s that desperation to get it right, but not always quite achieving it – we can all relate to that, can’t we?
I MIGHT NOT HAVE HAD TO LEARN TO COOK FOR THE ROLE (SAM IS A TERRIBLE COOK), BUT I DID HAVE TO LEARN HOW TO BOX!
There’s a scene where Sam is confiding in her best friend, Rosa, while they’re sparring with each other. I’d only ever done a bit of martial arts for a TV series years ago, so it meant having a full day’s training with a professional boxer – that was so much fun!
THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE I FACED WAS TRYING TO DRIVE A VINTAGE TRIUMPH CAR.
You can never predict what’s going to happen when the cameras start rolling and, of course, the car wouldn’t start at the right time! There are some very funny out-takes from it.
I do think it’s possible for women who’ve been with the same man to have a relationship