33 h. ago ‘There’s a battle going on for the soul of America’: actor Lennie James on political turmoil, zombie terrors and being a black Brit in the US

As part of a Bafta TV special, the nominated actor and Walking Dead regular on bringing Bernardine Evaristo’s hit novel Mr Loverman to the small screen, and splitting his time between London and LAHe is almost 40 years into his career, but Lennie James is still keeping things fresh. The 59-year-old south Londoner has run the gauntlet of high-octane TV dramas, playing Morgan Jones for more than 10 years in the wildly successful apocalypse drama The Walking Dead and its spinoff, Fear the Walking Dead; bent copper DCI Tony Gates in Line of Duty; and the down-and-out philanderer Nelly Rowe in Sky’s Save Me. In person, though, James is the polar opposite of the characters he is best known for – considered, introspective and disarmingly earnest.Last year, he took on a radically different role, as Barrington (below) in the BBC adaptation of Bernardine Evaristo’s novel Mr Loverman, a closeted Windrush-generation Caribbean man in a secret relationship with his best friend. Quietly moving, it...

Events

1 week ago Celebrity Big Brother fans convinced JoJo Siwa and Chris Hughes have a secret code to say 'I love you' amid their close friendship

The pair raised eyebrows after developing a very close bond during their time on the ITV reality show, before spending the weekend enjoying 'Sunday massages' and walks in the park.

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1 week ago Coronation Street fans 'rumble identity of Lauren's secret sister' and she's on cobbles

Coronation Street fans are questioning if two characters on the ITV soap could secretly be linked or related, after they developed a friendship in a recent episode

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3 w. ago I cheated on my perfect husband on a girls' trip in Bali. The next day, my friend confessed something that made my skin crawl: SAUCY SECRETS

I love my husband, I really do. In many ways, he's perfect. Yet, when I met a hot Swedish backpacker on my White Lotus-style girls' holiday, I was putty in his hands...

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4 w. ago ‘We’re on our way!’ Why your friends secretly wish you’d stop bringing your partner everywhere

Co-dependent couples have a habit of shoehorning their other halves into social plans – with or without an invite. Lydia Spencer-Elliott explores how this friendship faux pas is ruining everyone’s fun

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last month Why friendship is important in relationships – as Queen Camilla shares secrets to happy marriage

Friendship brings trust, laughter, and a deep understanding that helps relationships not only survive the hard times, but thrive through them.

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