Real-life romance of thrilling new BBC drama’s lovers
THEY play a couple in the BBC’s new psychological thriller. And it looks like stars Jessica Plummer and Ben Hardy are close off-screen, too. The former EastEnders actors were pictured kissing on a night out, confirming rumours of their relationship. They are believed to have grown close while filming The Girl Before, a four-part adaptation of the JP Delaney novel in which two women live in an ultra-minimalist house with restrictive rules laid down by an enigmatic architect. It also stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw, 8, and David Oyelowo, 45. Miss Plummer, 29, played Chantelle Atkins in EastEnders while 0-year-old Hardy played Ian Beale’s son Peter. They were spotted kissing next to a taxi in London’s Soho this week. The Girl Before starts on Sunday at 9pm on BBC1.