Shush, Jim, Imelda’s conserving her energy

DoWnTon abbey star Jim Carter reveals that his actress wife Imelda staunton — who will play the Queen in the next series of The Crown — gives him the silent treatment after performing on stage.

‘Imelda does a lot more theatre than I do. she’s incredibly conscious that people have paid a lot of money for their ticket, the train, the taxi, the dinner and things — it’s an expensive night,’ says Carter, who plays butler Mr Carson in the ITV period drama.

‘They deserve the best version of you. so she won’t drink when she’s doing a show and she won’t talk after a show. she’ll conserve all her energy for 7.30 at night.

‘It’s odd. the day is in a state of stasis, waiting for the evening.’