EDDIE IS THE MAYNE MAN AT CLUB’S LAUNCH
Star guest: Eddie Redmayne with his wife Hannah Bagshawe at the opening of Soho House Istanbul
EDDIE REDMAYNE has admitted his Oscar success still “doesn’t feel real” as he enjoyed his first break since landing the award.
The actor, 33, was speaking for the first time since being named best actor at the Academy Awards in February for his role as Professor Stephen Hawking in The Theory Of Everything.
Redmayne, who also won the Bafta and Golden Globe, said: “It’s my first break since the Oscars. I was shooting this new film The Danish Girl and I was rehearsing it before and during that period, and then went straight back to work the day after it ended.
“I just finished work [on The Danish Girl] about three days ago and it’s my first moments of freedom in a wee while — my first holiday since the awards season really.
“And it’s been pretty intense work. So literally it’s the first days of holiday and I feel pretty excited about it!
“I don’t think I’ll ever take it in. It was such an extraordinary ride. I think it’s very rare that you get the opportunity to play someone as extraordinary as Stephen, so I’m just grateful for the whole thing really, but no — it doesn’t feel real.”
The actor was at the star-studded launch of Soho House Istanbul, which saw the cream of British talent flown out to Turkey for an opulent weekend of celebrations.
Joined by his wife Hannah Bagshawe, he said he was using the break in Istanbul to ponder his next move.
“Because I’ve been doing this job I haven’t had the chance to notice if things have really changed for me yet,” he said.
“This role and this sort of film is very intense so I tend not open my ears and just focus on the task in hand — and as I say I’m taking a holiday now and we’ll see what happens on the other side.”
Guests at the launch included actors Jamie Dornan, Luke Evans and Douglas Booth as well as friends Daisy Lowe, Nick Grimshaw, designer Henry Holland and Pixie Geldof.
From the music world there was Eliza Doolittle, Professor Green and his wife Millie Mackintosh and Sophie Ellis-Bextor and husband Richard Jones.
TV stars included Jeremy Clarkson, Ant and Dec, Harry Enfield, Fearne Cotton and Claudia Winkleman, while Jemima Khan, chef Tom Aitken and Mariella Frostrup also joined in the celebrations. Soho House owner Nick Jones laid on a boat ride along the River Bosphorus, lavish dining, cocktails and a barnstorming performance by Paloma Faith on Saturday night.
The singer jumped onto the tables of diners in the ballroom as she made her way through an eight-song set. Guests then partied into the early hours.