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When the babies were born, in March 2017.
When my new-born daughter Cleopatra died and I wasn’t there. I was doing a US tour and I remember sitting down in an airport and losing it.
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The king – because he’s been through quite a bit and I think he’s come out the other side brilliantly.
Nothing at all.
That’s the 64-million-dollar question.
Every actor has the same fear – ie, you’re never going to work again.
I was about six years old in a market square in Italy and my dad said, “Oh, those shorts would look perfect on you.” So he whipped my trousers off and I hadn’t got any knickers on.
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