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We talk all about how Kitt is an unnecessary extra, but in actuality he is Josh’s best friend. They’re arguably closer than Celia and Maddie

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Josh O’Connor may best be known for this breakthrough role in 2017’s God’s Own Country but the Southampton-born actor has been cultivating a catalog of great film and television performances for years. From The Riot Club and The Program in film and Doctor Who, Peaky Blinders, Ripper Street and The Durrells on TV, O’Connor has built a resume that made him the perfect choice to play the most challenging role of his career, Prince Charles in season three of Netflix’s The Crown. O’Connor play the Prince of Wales at a turning point in the would be king’s life, from the early years of his relationship with Camilla Bowles (the Diana years will show up in season four) to the daunting task of figuring out how to lead the commonwealth when the time comes.

I caught up with two-time BIFA winning actor to talk about God’s Own Country, his role in The Crown, what he likes and doesn’t like about biopics and playing real people and Todd Haynes’ I’m Not There.

I wanted to start by talking with you about God’s Own Country, which quickly became a cornerstone of queer cinema, and I think took off in a way most people weren’t expecting. Can you tell me a little bit the impact working on that film had for you?

It was a kind of monumental moment for me and I think a big moment for queer cinema and insofar as it was kind of a gay love story that we hadn’t seen before, you know, in terms of one that ended with hope and one that told a kind of positive story. It was something maybe we’d seen before, but, it’s rare and people were obviously hungry for that. And so it touched many people and I feel like it’s rare that your project gets to have that effect on people. So it was a kind of, it was a huge moment for me. In terms of kind of career wise also just as a creative, as an actor, I think it was a moment of realization about technique and how I want to work. It built a process, which I still use the basis of now. And so yeah, it was really impactful for me.

I love that. Earlier this year you had Emma., how was it stepping into Mr. Elton’s shoes?

(laughs) It was very different than anything I’ve done before. I’ve never done comedy before. Autumn de Wilde, who is an exceptionally talented director, came in and it was very clear she wanted a kind of Peter Cook-esque Mr Elton and we’ve talked about him having a sort of darker side, which we touch on in the film. I think it was real, I loved it, it was kind of getting to stretch my muscles, my comedic muscles I suppose. And yeah, it was a real treat and it’s a lovely, beautiful ensemble film.

Diving into The Crown, had you watched the first two seasons of the show to help inform you of the style or approach to the series?

Yes, I had. I’d seen the first two and I’m very good friends with Vanessa Kirby who played Margaret so, I initially watched it as a kind of support for my friends, but then absolutely, obviously got hooked and I think the first two series’ are exceptional. Claire Foy is kind of spellbinding, Matt Smith I think is extraordinary as Philip, and often sort of, it’s underplayed how brilliant he was. I absolutely loved it and then be a part of this group of actors who I totally adore and look up to, you know, the likes of Tobias Menzies, to go from Matthew is extraordinary, and Olivia Colman and Helena Bonham Carter, you know, these are all people that I aspire to so it’s been a real treat.

What were the main sources and figuring out who Prince Charles is on a personal level?

Well, I think there were a few things to kind of brought out the personal, but initially when I started with Charles, I spent so much time watching footage of him, or hearing recordings of him from the period. After a while I got to the point where I was like, actually, I don’t know that this has helped. It certainly isn’t helping me get any closer to the character and certainly isn’t getting close to who Charles really is behind closed doors. And so I sort of threw all that out the window. The thing that got me there more than anything was something that Peter Morgan had written, which is I think episode eight of series three. Charles described his life as being like he as being like a character in Dangling Man. He says, the character is a working class blue collar guy from Chicago and he’s waiting to be drafted to go to war and he actually wants to be drafted because it’ll give his life meaning, even though it means that they’ll go to a certain death.

And the idea that Charles, Prince Charles is this young boy who’s actually waiting for his own mother to die in order for his life to take meaning, I just thought that was a kind of, it locked into a sort of tragic narrative of this young boy that is so rare and an extraordinary. So that was the kind of, that was the crux of it.

When you’re playing somebody that is so well known, how do you strike the balance between impression and interpretation and what do you think you brought to Prince Charles?

Yeah, that’s such a good question. It’s a question I don’t know the answer to, yet. The best way to, for me, in my personal view of it as an audience member, is that I never enjoy seeing in any kind of biopic or whenever I see an actor playing a real person, I find it very difficult to watch and actor to do something really exactly like the person.

I don’t know why. I think it becomes too much like an impression. And what I always loved is that there was a great film called I’m Not There, which is about Bob Dylan. And so it was like eight or nine actors playing Dylan at different stages in his life and not just different stages but playing different aspects of his personality. So Cate Blanchett, plays the kind of more recognizable Dylan, which is the sort of public eye Dylan, you had Heath Ledger playing the kind of rock and roll Dylan, you had a young actor [Marcus Carl Franklin] playing the Woody Guthrie influenced Bob Dylan. So you had all these different actors, all totally different and most of them looked nothing like and resembled him in no way. And I remember that was the most powerful representation of Dylan I’ve seen or of anyone I’ve seen and I thought when I’m playing Prince Charles there’s no point in me spending all this time trying to get his voice and trying to look like him and walk like him.

Those things will happen naturally. And I think, you know, it’s good to have little aspects and little notes that people feel safe and comfortable in the knowledge secure that you are playing Prince Charles. But as soon as you can get rid of those, the earlier you can get rid of those, the the more interesting and the more adaptive that character is, the more influential that character can be. And as I say, it’s more interesting seeing Josh play Prince Charles than it is seeing just seeing Prince Charles.

I love that example of I’m Not There. It’s a brilliant movie and it is such a great way to bring an audience into a character without feeling like you’re just watching video footage.

Exactly. Because there’s documentary. We also undersell the brilliant art form that is documentary, which I absolutely adore it. There’s nothing better than watching old footage of Charles. I love it. But it’s not the same. I want to see an actor play and Claire Foy is a great example. I should stop rambling but Claire Foy is a great example of an actress who plays the queen so stupendously everyone in the world sat up right when they watched Claire and Matt Smith in series one and two. And it wasn’t because there was, ‘Oh my God,’ she looked and speaks exactly like the queen at that age. Most of us don’t know what the queen looked like at that age and it sounded like at that age because there wasn’t very much TV. So actually all we’re looking at is an incredible performance of the character. And I think I remember watching Claire and Matt and thinking ‘let’s focus on that.’ Let’s not try and play Prince Charles, let’s try and play the character.

Again, that’s a perfect example that makes perfect sense. There’s a turning point in the series when Charles, as the Prince of Wales, has to learn to speak Welsh. Did you know any Welsh or was this something new for you as well?

I mean, I certainly knew no Welsh. I’d never spoken a word of Welsh in my life a lot. I’d heard the language. One of the most kind of influential or most magical moments from when I was in grammar school was I heard an old recording of Dylan Thomas reading Under Milk Wood and was a beautiful radio play that he wrote and it was and poetical and beautiful and Dylan speaks it in this kind of like raucous Welsh voice. It’s like, mind blowing, and it was a kind of really special moment. So that combined with the fact that I love Wales the country, I felt very great affinity for the Welsh language. But as I said, I had no idea. So it’s very much, it was very much kind of like Charles’ feelings about having to learn it. There were muffs the same as mine and we went through a long process of learning everything. And yeah, I mean it’s great. I still know the speech now, but I don’t know what it means.

Which brings us right to that monumental episode where you have to give the speech for his investiture. Tell me about that sequence, which I think is just extraordinary in this series.

It’s a beautifully written episode. It has so much significance because it’s about Charles stepping up and becoming an adult. To me it was the thing that convinced me to take the role in the first place. I suddenly realized this as a young man who is, in my in recent history, is kind of known as a bit of a wally [British slang for ineffectual or foolish]. He goes around and talks about the environment, which of course we all know he was right. In the 80s and 90s he was considered a bit of a buffoon. And then there’s the Diana years and the thing that got me and took and basically convinced me to take the role was I suddenly realized he’s a lost boy and the investiture episode is him taking that lost boy and going, ‘No, I’m going to own this and I’m going to become a man.’

Jumping off that a bit, what do you think was the most misunderstood thing about Charles from this period of his life?

I think sort of the misunderstood thing of most of the Royal families, is that they had some perfect childhood. I mean, in terms of financially, they probably had a pretty great childhood, but I think terms of relationships to parents, relationships to siblings, they’re just like anyone else. I mean, they’re difficult. They have their ups and their downs. He was a lost boy but a lost boy with the knowledge that he was going to have to at some point lead, be the king, the reign of England, of the Commonwealth of this huge empire and we now know, it’s taken an entire lifetime and he still isn’t the King.

I think that’s the biggest thing that hopefully people have taken. There’s been a great response within people calling out and saying they feel great sorrow for Charles now. So hopefully that’s what they’ll take.

In looking forward to the future of your career, do you have a dream role in mind that you’d like to play?

I don’t know actually. It’s one of these questions that so hard because I’m always surprised when I say something quick and then a script will come through with a totally original role and there’s nothing better than a new script and a role that you’ve never thought of. It grabs me. But I suppose there are plenty of performances I’ve always kind of aspired to like Daniel Day-Lewis has played and those kind of fully formed characters or Tom Hanks. Those are the kinds of roles that you dream of. In terms of theater it’s easy because everyone wants to play Richard II or Hamlet. I’ve always wanted to play Richard II, so one day hopefully I’ll be able to do that. But beyond that, certainly the dream is to keep getting to play new characters and work with great directors.

All seasons of The Crown, including S3 where Josh O’Connor appears, are streaming exclusively on Netflix.

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There’s no way. David x Reader part 4

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Wanting what you can’t have.

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You couldn’t sleep after David left, tossing and turning all night, thoughts raced through your mind.

It had been Natalie knocking on the door, trying to find David to tell him about an early morning meeting he had. She said, that when he wouldn’t answer his phone, she had just assumed where he was, causing you and David to blush. He left shortly after she arrived, you both awkwardly hugged, neither of you quite knowing what to say. 6 hours later, you still didn’t know what to say... or think… or do.

You knew David was busy until about 2pm which gave you roughly about 5 hours to figure out your shit, potentially 9 if he didn’t call you and waited till he saw you tonight. It was Corinna’s birthday and the whole squad was going out.

‘Fuck’ you muttered, the realisation hitting you that the longest amount of time you would be able to avoid David was 9 hours. Rolling your eyes at the ceiling, you flung back your duvet and jumped in the shower.

You returned to two missed calls from Liza and a text reading ‘Y/n! answer your phone, I need outfit advice from the Queen, I don’t feel like looking like a boy tonight.’

‘I wonder why’ you thought, the guilt really hitting home.

Your phone buzzed again as another call came through, it was Natalie. You accepted the call, but before you could even say hello, her voice bursts into your ear.

‘Hey y/n, look, you don’t have to admit or say anything or tell me why David was at your house last night.. not that there has to be a reason, I mean he’s there all the time, I just, well he’s like super happy so if there’s like a reason for that and you know why then, I’m all ears…’

You could basically feel her grinning down the phone. You pinched the bridge of your nose and squeezed your eyes shut.

‘Natalie… Have you ever wanted something that you can’t have?’

‘What do you mean? Like wanting peanut butter when you’re allergic to peanuts?’

You chuckled ‘Yeah, I guess that’s what I mean, but instead of you hurting yourself by eating the peanuts, someone who’s allergic is sitting next to you.’

‘I’m not sure I’m following y/n’

‘Just… Would you eat the peanuts?’

‘Errmm, well, I guess I couldn’t? I wouldn’t want someone else getting really hurt for some peanuts, even if they were like amazing. There’s always like cashew nuts or walnuts!’ She laughed down the phone.

‘Yeah, there are plenty of other nuts’ you replied softly.

‘Hey, y/n, you okay?’

‘Yeah, yeah I’m fine, I’ll see you tonight okay Nat, don’t look too hot.’

‘Oh stop it you tease’, she replied.

You sat on the bed after hanging up the phone and remembered something your dad told you when you were little. ‘Every judgement of conscience, be it right or wrong, be it about things evil in themselves or morally indifferent, is obligatory, in such wise that he who acts against his conscience… always sins.’

‘Who knew that that would ever be relevant’ you muttered to yourself.

It was 6 pm and you were in an uber on the way to David’s house. From reading the group chat, you knew that mostly everyone had arrived, except yourself, Zane, Matt, Carly and Erin.

Your arm clutched onto Corinna’s present as you got out of the car and walked up to the door.  You could feel the anxiety coursing through your veins, the only messages you and David had exchanged all day was him asking when you were getting here and you replying a little after 6. It didn’t help the fact that Liza had been at David’s since 5 and you didn’t have a clue how you could tell her what you had done. The thought had consumed you for the entire day, do you tell her and apologise profusely or do you get David to promise to keep it between you and she never has to know. But of course the issue with that would be what reason would you need to keep it a secret. You couldn’t expose Liza and tell David that she was still in love with him? And you also didn’t believe that after the way you kissed him last night, he’d believe that you didn’t want him.

Your thoughts were interrupted by Corinna opening the door with a big grin on her face. Relieved that David hadn’t answered the door, you welcomed her big embrace and let her guide you into the living room. You were met with lots of ‘y/n’s!!!!’ and questions about what on earth you were holding under your arm.

‘Open it!’ you extended the two wrapped presents towards Corinna, one was a small wrapped box and the other was a very large, unusual shape that looked as if it had been wrapped by a child. ‘I had a struggle with that one’ you said, pointing to the largest gift and laughing. ‘Open that one first!’ Zane called out, obviously intrigued.

You both sat on the sofa and laughed hysterically as Corinna opened the largest present, revealing a boyfriend body pillow. ‘Wowwwww, thank you so much y/n’ Corinna laughed. Your head turned as David squatted in front of you and Corinna with his camera in his hand.

‘Y/n, you know its sex dolls that you have sex with right? Not boyfriend pillows. This is no use to Corinna’, he laughed his infamous vlog laugh as Corinna rolled her eyes. Your eyes lingered on David’s as he smiled at you behind his camera. He was wearing a black sweatshirt and black jeans. He looked good. He looked so good. He turned off his camera and stood up, David was always quite a bit taller than you but with you sitting on the sofa, he towered over you. Hesitantly, with a goofy smile on his face, he extended his arm out to you, signalling you to stand up. As you did, he purposefully pulled you towards him so that you stood directly in front of him, your faces inches apart. You wanted so desperately to tangle your fingers into his hair again; your eyes involuntarily moving down towards his lips. He still had hold of your hand as you felt someone’s eyes on the two of you.

Knowing it was Liza, you quickly excused yourself and headed for the bathroom

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You could only avoid him for so long….There was a small group of you standing in the living room, Josh and Todd were talking to you and David about baby names for Josh’s kid, as well as placing bets on whether or not it would be a boy or a girl.

You could feel David standing close to you, your arms touching; he was radiating heat and you could smell his familiar sweet scent. It took everything in you not to bury your head in the crook of his neck and inhale deeply.

‘Hey’ he gently nudged his elbow into you as Todd and Josh became distracted by Heath giving Scott a lap dance. ‘Hey’, you smiled up at him. He ran his hand through his hair as he turned to face you more directly. ‘You look beautiful’ he said softly, is big brown eyes staring into yours.

‘Oh my gooodddd, are you kiddng me?? How am I supposed to resist this’ you thought as you let out a shaky breath.

‘You’re cute, Dobrik’, you smirked at him as you sat down at the counter and swivelled the chair round so you were still facing him. He took a step towards you and slowly lifted his hand up to your waist, now looking down at you.

‘Natalie kept asking me today why I had this grin plastered all over my face’, his eyes flickered to the side to see if anyone could see the two of you. ‘I didn’t quite know how to tell her that I finally grew a pair and kissed my best friend and it was incredible.’

‘Hey y/n, David!’ Heath called from the sofa. Our faces both turned to face him. ‘It’s 9 dude, are you driving or drinking’ Heath asked David, to which David jangled his keys in his pocket as a response.

Taking you hand, David helped you off the chair and led you to the front door. ‘I call shot gun!’ Todd called. ‘Y/n’s in the front’ David replied as you both climbed into the car.

You were thankful when the car rolled up to the front of the club. You had tried your best the whole journey to keep your eyes straight ahead despite the temptation to steal glances at David. You could feel Liza’s eyes on the back of your head the entire way there.

You headed inside and decided that you needed alcohol, a lot of it. About 4 drinks and 5 shots in you could really start to feel the buzz in your head but unfortunately, instead of making you want to dance and have fun, you could only feel the ache in your heart more and more.

Every time you felt David’s hand on your back or when he spun you around on the dance floor. Every time he whispered into your ear when no one was looking or casually stood closer to you when he could see a boy lurking in the distance. He was so sweet, so perfect. You felt a tear slip down your cheek as you realised this was only a taste of what you had always wanted between you and David, so close but you couldn’t have it.

Quickly walking to the bathroom, you could sense Natalie hot on your heels. Catching up with you, she put a hand on your shoulder and spun you around.

‘Y/n, what’s wrong??’ concern all over her face.

You took her outside and led her out to the smoking area. You had to tell her, it was eating you up inside and you knew, that despite Natalie hating the idea of you two not being together, she would understand why you were doing this.

As you got outside, she used her thumb to wipe away the stray tear on your cheek. ‘Y/n, I’ve never seen you so upset before’ she said, now holding both of your hands.

‘I’m in love with him Natalie’ you sighed, looking towards the ground.

‘David?’ she asked, just making sure you were talking about the same person.

‘Yes, David’ you replied, ‘I’m in love with David and I can’t have him.’

 ‘What?’

You and Natalie both looked up to see David standing behind you both.

‘You’re in love with me?’

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The tiny NSW village producing AFL stars

Welcome to Collingullie, where one in every 200 residents become an AFL player.

When Harry Perryman debuts for the Giants against Richmond on Saturday he’ll become the second Collingullie product to play in the top league, following in the footsteps of GWS teammate Matthew Kennedy.

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The AFL Legend’s grandson Ned Morrison gives a heartfelt tribute to the Collingwood great. Vision courtesy Seven News Melbourne.

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The 94-year-old died at a Melbourne nursing home on May 8, after a long and celebrated career as a footballer and media figure. Vision courtesy Seven News.

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Rohan Connolly previews all the footy action ahead of round 9 in the AFL.

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About 800 Australian men are diagnosed with a form of testicular cancer every year, including Melbourne forward Jesse Hogan.

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Perryman, like Kennedy, came through the GWS Academy and was taken with pick No.14 of last year’s National Draft. Adelaide initially selected the youngster who can play through the midfield and off half back, but the Giants matched their bid.

Collingullie is a tiny village on the Sturt Highway, 26 kilometres north-west of Wagga Wagga boasting a school, general store and a pub. Perryman predicted most of its 400 inhabitants would make the trek to Western Sydney for the Tigers clash.

“They’ll probably all be here – they’re pretty keen I think,” he said.

“It’s obviously pretty special, this is always what you want to do, play an AFL game. I can’t wait to run out with the boys on Saturday.

“I always knew it was going to be a hard team to get into, there’s some great players in this side so I’ve just had to put my head down and keep working.”

Perryman will be playing alongside one of his idols, Heath Shaw, a man he watched closely growing up as a Collingwood supporter and the man who acted as his mentor while he was in the academy last season.

A natural footballer: Harry Perryman is eager to make his AFL debut on Saturday. Photo: Pat Scala

“Yes we’ve got a few injuries, but he deserves his spot in the team, it’s great to have him on board and I taught him everything he knows,” Shaw said.

“He’s a natural footballer and that gets lost a little bit these days. Everyone’s looking for the athlete and the guy with the washboard abs who can jump and mark it but Harry, he’s a rugged footballer.

“He reads the ball really well and he’s very skilful and I’m looking forward to playing alongside him on the weekend.

“It’s a basic game and the worst thing you can do when bringing young guys into AFL level is confuse them and give them bucket loads of information.

“We just like to keep it really simple,” Shaw said. “They got drafted for a reason because they can play footy, we just want to use their strengths and mould them into Giants players and that’s what Harry’s done and he’s really shone in the NEAFL under duress with a lot of top players.”

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