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Olivia Coleman intends to keep her Oscar in bed

British star says coveted statuette will be ‘between me and my husband’

- LAURA HARDING

Olivia Colman has said she will be bringing her Oscar statuette to bed with her.

The British star of The Favourite won ahead of Glenn Close for The Wife and Lady Gaga for A Star Is Born.

Speaking backstage after her win, Colman was asked where she will be putting her prize.

She said: “In bed with me, between me and my husband.”

Asked how much of her speech was prepared, she replied “none of it”, adding that winning is “not an every day occurrence”.

Colman said she has “no idea” how she is feeling following the win, and added: “Next year I’ll be able to put it into words but I don’t know what to do with myself at the moment.”

Colman confirmed her children – aged 13, 11 and three – were watching from her agent’s house.

Rami Malek spoke with paramedics after falling from the stage following his best actor Oscar win.

The actor scooped one of the biggest prizes of the night at the 91st Academy Awards for his portrayal of Freddie Mercury in Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody.

Shortly after winning the award, Malek was photograph­ed taking a tumble from the stage and was later seen speaking to medical staff.

However, he showed no sign of injury when he spoke to reporters backstage where he said “anything is possible” following his win.

He said: “Being on that stage, I don’t know how I looked on that stage, but I never thought this would happen in my life.

“As an actor, and there are so many of us, who only dream of one thing – perhaps it’s not this, it’s getting a job.

“So the fact I have got this in my hand right now is beyond expectatio­n that myself or perhaps my family could have had.

“It’s been a tough battle. The fact I am here celebratin­g with you is proof a lot of things can be overcome and that anything is possible.”

Malek, who is of Egyptian heritage, planted a passionate kiss on the lips of girlfriend and co-star Lucy Boynton before making his way to the stage.

He used Queen lyrics to spread a message of positivity.

He said: “It’s not about being from one place or looking one way or one race. We are all human beings and collective­ly we are all the champions.”

Malek also paid tribute to Mercury, praising his ability to speak to an entire audience while on stage.

He won in a category also containing Christian Bale for Vice, Bradley Cooper for A Star Is Born, Willem Dafoe for At Eternity’s Gate and Viggo Mortensen for Green Book.

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