Jenna’s eyes do the talking
HE IS the ‘amazing’ accent coach who helped Jenna Coleman master the French-Canadian tones she needed for her role in the hit BBC drama The Serpent.
But when Fabien Enjalric stepped out with his latest star client, it was their body language that was doing all the talking.
Ms Coleman flashed a winning smile at the handsome Parisian, as he shielded her from the rain with his umbrella, returning her gaze.
Filming on The Serpent finished six months ago, but it was clear from their stroll in Primrose Hill, north London, that the pair’s closeness has endured. In the drama, Ms Coleman, 34, plays Marie-Andrée Leclerc, the girlfriend of serial killer Charles Sobhraj. And she has been full of praise for the way Mr Enjalric helped her master the language.
‘The last French lesson I had I was seven,’ she said. ‘When I read the script I was like, “There’s just no way, I can’t do it.” Fabien, my amazing French teacher, taught me the lines phonetically.’
Sources close to the actress played down her closeness to Mr Enjalric yesterday, saying: ‘They are continuing to work together during this time and were taking some exercise.’