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The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 May 2026 source ↗
Playing a pregnant woman, and not being able to find the padding - I shoved a cardie under my dress, and spent the whole play walking around with a sleeve dragging along the floor.
When I was 19 I worked at a gay bar while I was at drama school in London. One of the guys I worked with was Glaswegian and I learned the dialect from him. The acting teacher at the school said, “Liev, you’ve got the region but you’ve missed the character entirely” because I played Jimmy Boyle in a very camp Glaswegian accent.
I was in Kensington Gardens and this couple stopped me and said: “Hey, could we get a picture? I said: “Sure.” I put my arms around their shoulders, and they looked at me and said: “No, can you take a picture of us?”
I am in a public profession, so take your pick. It’s all embarrassing.
Try not to take yourself too seriously.
Anyone who can pick up a house spider with their bare hands.
Endless vomiting. That comes from my emetophobia, which is a huge part of my OCD.
A perfect cup of coffee – warm, bittersweet, anxiety-inducing and delicious.
I bought a house with someone and realised at the housewarming party that it was a mistake.
Doing a compulsory standup routine in my first week of drama school.
Phoebe Dynevor, Giovanna Fletcher, Andy Serkis, Edward Enninful, Craig Charles, Frank Cottrell-Boyce
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