Oh, no, I am not talking about Claire Foy. She is absolutely a brilliant actress, however it turns out the “leading lady of Wolf Hall” is… Damian Lewis!
How come? Read and find out 🙂
Meet the “Leading Lady” of Wolf Hall
Tag: Henry VIII
Why We Talk about Codpiece When We Talk about Wolf Hall
Well, there has been one single most important controversy about Wolf Hall that got everyone talking about for months now… The codpiece 🙂
It was during the filming of Wolf Hall this past summer that I noticed some unusual interest in the codpiece. Historian Lucy Worsley, who interviewed Damian Lewis on the set of Wolf Hall, tweeted:
Codpiece? Now, where did this come from? Continue reading “Why We Talk about Codpiece When We Talk about Wolf Hall”
What to Expect When We are Expecting Wolf Hall :)
Wolf Hall FUN arrived in the US in January with a new hashtag in the King Henry’s hands: #WolfHallPBS And, it is arriving, finally, in our living rooms this Sunday at 10pm on PBS Masterpiece Theater!
And… The King has just spoken, ladies and gentlemen!
See the MOST hilarious tweet from PBS with HenryVIII inviting us all to watch Wolf Hall 🙂
Continue reading “What to Expect When We are Expecting Wolf Hall :)”
Why Damian Lewis? Part I: The Actor
My first ever blog post on Fan Fun with Damian Lewis was about how I became a Damian Lewis fan. In case you missed it, it is here, and a guaranteed fun read.
Now, being a fan is one thing… being a super fan is another. Blogging about your favorite actor daily is a completely different ball game.
So… What is it about Damian Lewis that makes me the FAN that I am? 🙂
Trivia Tuesday… with some hard to fill BOOTS :)
As I miss and reflect on Wolf Hall — I always keep coming back to… please don’t laugh…. Henry’s boots!
Look at them — they are FANCY and they are BIG!
We talked earlier about the meticulous work the Wolf Hall team put into designing and building the costumes for the cast here and here, and Henry’s boots are no exception. They look FANCY, and it turns out they really are! Lucy Worsley tells in her Daily Mail article that they are “thigh-high, square-toed black boots, custom-made on the Isle of Wight using traditional techniques.” Continue reading “Trivia Tuesday… with some hard to fill BOOTS :)”