Showing posts with label Jodhi May. Show all posts
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Saturday, 7 May 2016

Screen and Stage actors and actresses get Cheeky and naked for Sheekey FishLove

Any-fin is possible! Christopher Biggins, 67, goes nude as he poses with an octopus on his derriere for eye-opening all-star campaign

It's the campaign that has stars stripping down and covering their modesty with an array of sea-life.
And Christopher Biggins is the latest celebrity to pose for the Sheekey FishLove series, which sees him laying naked on his front with one octopus on his shoulder and another on his derriere. 
The 67-year-old screen and stage actor looks confident as he strikes a pose in next to nothing to highlight the dangers of over-fishing in British seas.

Feeling fishy: Christopher Biggins, 67, is the latest celebrity to pose for the Sheekey Fish Love series which sees him laying naked on his front with one octopus on his shoulder and another on his derriere
Feeling fishy: Christopher Biggins, 67, is the latest celebrity to pose for the Sheekey Fish Love series which sees him laying naked on his front with one octopus on his shoulder and another on his derriere
Earlier this year, a plethora of other theatre stars lent their naked bodies to the campaign after an image of Helena Bonham-Carter posing naked with a 27kg tuna went viral in 2015.
The Fishlove campaign is designed to take pressure away from eating popular fish, such as cod, by encouraging the consumption of lesser-known species like sprats, herring, mackerel and gurnard.
Other stars who took part in the campaign included Mark Rylance, Dougray Scott and Miriam Margolyes.  
That's eel love: Emma Thompson, 56, stripped off with her husband Greg Wise for the unique shoot, which saw them posing with two deep sea Black Scabbard fish from Portugal
That's eel love: Emma Thompson, 56, stripped off with her husband Greg Wise for the unique shoot, which saw them posing with two deep sea Black Scabbard fish from Portugal
Fish love: Emma's Harry potter co-star Miriam Margolyes posed alongside a John Dory
Fish love: Emma's Harry potter co-star Miriam Margolyes posed alongside a John Dory
Leading London seafood restaurant, J Sheekey Oyster Bar, endorsed Fishlove by commissioning the series of photographs taken by Jillian Edelstein.
With frequently provocative images of naked celebrities holding endangered fish species, Fishlove has become one of the most successful and significant campaigns raising awareness of how destructive fishing practices are bringing the marine environment to the brink of collapse.
Emma Thompson, 56, followed lead and stripped off with her husband Greg Wise for the unique shoot which saw them posing with two deep sea Black Scabbard fish from Portugal. 
To the point: The Fishlove campaign is to take pressure away from eating popular fish, such as cod, by encouraging the consumption of lesser-known species like sprats, herring and gurnard - pictured Jodhi May
Quite a handful: Leading London seafood restaurant, J Sheekey Oyster Bar, endorsed Fishlove by commissioning the series of photographs taken by Jillian Edelstein - pictured Joseph Millson
Quite a handful: Leading London seafood restaurant, J Sheekey Oyster Bar, endorsed Fishlove by commissioning the series of photographs taken by Jillian Edelstein - pictured Joseph Millson
The Love Actually star could be seen giggling as she knelt behind her smiling husband.
Emma had the head of the fish in her hands while Greg, 49, had the tails crossed in his hands while he sat crossed legged on the floor.
Speaking about why they chose to help with the campaign, the pair said: ‘You do feel a little guilty holding a huge dead fish while you are very much alive.  
Mark Rylance: A host of theatre star have posed for the campaign
Alex Jennings: A host of theatre star have posed for the campaign
Fishy business: A host of theatre star have posed for the campaign including Mark Rylance (L) and Alex Jennings (R)
Eye see you: With frequently provocative images of naked celebrities holding endangered fish species, Fishlove has become one of the most successful campaigns raising awareness - pictured Tom Bateman
Eye see you: With frequently provocative images of naked celebrities holding endangered fish species, Fishlove has become one of the most successful campaigns raising awareness - pictured Tom Bateman
Aquatic creatures: Gary Avis posed with a Mahi Mahi
Aquatic creatures: Felicity Dean held onto a a large cod
Aquatic creatures: Gary Avis posed with a Mahi Mahi, while Felicity Dean held onto a a large cod
But by doing this Fishlove portrait with a deep-sea Black Scabbard fish we want to make clear the message: if we don’t end the overfishing and pollution of the ocean, all these beautiful creatures are threatened.
They added: ‘In particular, deep-sea fishing is unsustainable, unnecessary and should stop’. 
The J Sheekey Oyster Bar/Fishlove Theatre Series will be available to view in the J Sheekey Oyster Bar from March 24, alongside a selection of photographs taken in previous years. 
Claw for thought: Ade Edmundson posed with a Carabineros Prawn
Claw for thought: Ade Edmundson posed with a Carabineros Prawn
Caring for the world: Dougray Scott posed with a Pomfret
Caring for the world: Chipo Chung held onto a Grey Mullet
Caring for the world: Dougray Scott posed with a Pomfret, while Chipo Chung held onto a Grey Mullet
Mark Foster on his naked experience with dead fish for charity
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Fishlove’s image of Helena Bonham-Carter with a yellowfin tuna is widely credited for having persuaded the UK Government to commit to creating the largest network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in the world.
Actress Gillian Anderson who posed naked with a conger eel draped round her neck to highlight the damage caused to fish stocks and ecosystems by deepsea trawling.
Dame Judi Dench, Julie Christie and Zoe Wanamaker are also among the stars to have appeared in the 2015 campaign, alongside Downton Abbey's Hugh Bonneville. 
Memorable: In 2015, a naked Helena Bonham-Carter was pictured with a yellowfin tuna and the image is widely credited for having persuaded the UK Government to commit to creating the largest network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in the world
Memorable: In 2015, a naked Helena Bonham-Carter was pictured with a yellowfin tuna and the image is widely credited for having persuaded the UK Government to commit to creating the largest network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in the world
Been there, done that: Actress Gillian Anderson also posed naked with a conger eel draped round her neck to highlight the damage caused to fish stocks and ecosystems by deepsea trawling
Been there, done that: Actress Gillian Anderson also posed naked with a conger eel draped round her neck to highlight the damage caused to fish stocks and ecosystems by deepsea trawling
Cheeky: Dame Judi Dench used a Lobster in this Fishlove portrait by John Swannell in 2015
Cheeky: Dame Judi Dench used a Lobster in this Fishlove portrait by John Swannell in 2015
Tasteful: Meanwhile, also in 2015, screen actress Julie Christie was covered in fish caught off Newhaven
Tasteful: Meanwhile, also in 2015, screen actress Julie Christie was covered in fish caught off Newhaven
Yikes: Actress Zoe Wanamaker got too close for comfort with a Blonde Ray fish
Yikes: Actress Zoe Wanamaker got too close for comfort with a Blonde Ray fish
Cheeky: Downton Abbey'sHugh Bonneville was also part of the under water themed campaign
Cheeky: Downton Abbey'sHugh Bonneville was also part of the under water themed campaign



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Monday, 17 February 2014

The Ice Cream Girls is being shown again.Check it out tonight 10pm on ITV3

Psychological thriller The Ice Cream Girls 


The Ice Cream Girls


Deadly secrets from the past come to light in this psychological thriller...
In 1995, two teenage girls are put on trial for the murder of a teacher who was lover to them both. Seventeen years later, Poppy (Jodhi May) leaves prison vowing to clear her name, while Serena (Lorraine Burroughs), who was cleared, now has a lovely husband and daughter who know nothing about her past. On the face of it, it seems the wrong girl was convicted, but the clever interplay of past and present in this three-part thriller, based on the novel by Dorothy Koomson, suggests some intriguing twists to come. Martin Compston, who plays abusive teacher Marcus, exudes just the right combination of seductiveness and scary control freakery, and Holli Dempsey and Georgina Campbell are terrific as the younger Poppy and Serena. Suspenseful stuff – but be warned, it's very dark indeed.





Friday, 19 April 2013

The Ice Cream Girls: Lorraine Burroughs on the "massive responsibility" of playing a female lead


The Ice Cream Girls: Lorraine Burroughs on the "massive responsibility" of playing a female lead

"It doesn't really happen and with race as well, it's brilliant and such a joy to be given. We felt really blessed to be given those roles"

The Ice Cream Girls: Lorraine Burroughs on the "massive responsibility" of playing a female lead
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Susanna Lazarus
Come Monday we will all be feeling the Broadchurch blues, so how about sharpening your detective skills with a new seafront crime drama? Set in Brighton, DCI Banks actress Lorraine Burroughs stars opposite Jodhi May (I, Anna) in ITV's haunting thriller The Ice Cream Girls (Friday, 9pm) about a teenage friendship torn apart by an abusive and manipulative teacher.
Popular, outgoing 16-year-old Serena Gorringe comes from a successful background but grows up awfully fast when she strikes up a relationship with her maths teacher Marcus Halnsley, especially when his loving attentiveness evaporates to reveal a shady, controlling character. Through Marcus, Serena meets Poppy Carlisle - an 18-year-old waitress from the wrong side of the tracks, whose bad-tempered stepdad has no patience for her. But their fledgling union is blown apart when Marcus is murdered and the two girls end up on trial. Poppy is convicted but Serena gets off and now, seventeen years later, both return to Brighton and come face-to-face for the first time. 
RadioTimes.com caught up with Lorraine (who plays Serena) for a chat about dealing with a dark past, filming in chilly Dublin and why The Ice Cream Girls isn't any old crime drama...
What first attracted you to your role in The Ice Cream Girls?
I think it was the challenge of playing a part with two faces and this huge secret that only a few people know.
What was it like working with Jodhi May (who plays Poppy Carlisle)?
I'd not met Jodhi before so that was quite exciting. It worked quite well for the characters because they'd been apart all these years, growing into women and not being in each other's lives and we had no history between us as actors. The scenes where they first meet each other after seventeen years were shot on our first day of filming so it was scary having to play all these emotions with someone you'd just met. 
The Ice Cream Girls is based on a novel by Dorothy Koomson - had you read it before you began filming?
No, I hadn't and then I purposefully chose not to read it because sometimes you can read a novel and it's slightly different to the script and it can change your perspective so you make prejudged decisions. Then when you get on set, the decisions you made from the novel don't quite fit with what the script editor's chosen to focus on. In the book I have two children but it's nice just having a daughter [Vee] in our adaptation because the connection in their relationship is really focused. 
Did you end up having a mother/daughter relationship with actress Dominique Jackson who plays Vee?
We instantly had this crazy bond. I'm not a mum - I'd have to have been ten or something to give birth to her - but something happened and we both believed in and created it. She really looked up to me as a mixed race actress. She was like my shadow the whole time we were on set and I love her for it. She's the funniest little actress I've ever met. 
The Ice Cream GirlsYour character, Serena, has a perfect life on the surface - enjoying a comfortable existence with her husband and daughter - but she's troubled on the inside by a dark secret she hasn't shared with either of them. Was that difficult to convey?
It was hard. The majority of my acting was within and it was so draining, but good because it meant I really felt it. You have to literally walk around with this fret inside you all the time. I realised I was holding my breath a lot of the time because I was was doing what I would do if I was panicking about someone  finding out a huge secret that cannot be exposed. After one of the takes I nearly passed out - I remember having to hold on to the side of the kitchen counter!
Did you and Georgina [Campbell who plays young Serena] spend time discussing the character you were both playing?
We only did it after we'd finished filming. It was difficult because we weren't ever together physically at the same time and then it got to a point when I thought maybe we weren't meant to do that. I'm meant to have what I've got in my head as the older Serena and she's got younger Serena and I think it worked. 
So how has Serena changed in the seventeen years since the trial?
When you see her as a younger character, she's far more confident. She's a leader and she's too grown up for her own age. I think the break away from Brighton has made her more self-aware, not as confident within herself, and a little bit more timid than when she was younger. 
What about her relationship with her sister, Fez?
It's not the best relationship - they're polar opposites. Serena's the cooler cat of the two while Fez was left to look after their mum with no relationships on the horizon. She's a little bit fed up with Serena as it's always been about her. She's got this perfect life and family and yet she's still causing havoc.
But a lot of Serena's repression of her secret is down to her mother and sister...
Definitely. Her moving away and going to university was all planned by her family. If Serena had had her way she would probably have stuck around and tried to understand it, but I think she came around to their way of thinking and understood it was the best thing for her to do at that time.
The Ice Cream GirlsAnd what about Serena's teenage relationship with her teacher, Marcus - was he genuinely in love with her or using her as an innocent girl he could abuse?
I think he was. He didn't set out to harm her or have this ridiculously abusive relationship. He lost control of himself and was crazily in love with her and at points thought he was helping her, which does not excuse it in any way, but I do think that he had truthful feelings for her.
Did Martin Compson find it hard to play a character who was so dark and manipulative?
He found it pretty tough, also because he's the age he is and Georgina's younger. It's not really fun but he just committed to the character and went for it. 
Although The Ice Cream Girls is set in sunny Brighton, you filmed on the beaches in Dublin - was there lots of sunbathing or were you all wrapping up warm?
It was freezing cold! I remember there being mornings when it was pitch black with grey waves that looked like they could cover your trailer. It was crazy but perfect for the setting. There was a day when we had to do scenes with me walking along the beach and I'm getting flashbacks of when I was there with Marcus. That day was the darkest, gloomiest weather and the sea was roaring - for me it was so perfect for what to think about and what was bubbling away inside me. I hardly had to do any emotional work because it just took me there straight away.
In The Ice Cream Girls you and Jodhi play two detailed female leads exploring issues experienced by women - was that something you were glad to have been given the chance to do?
Definitely. Jodhi and I sat there on our first day of filming and said, "Oh my god, it's just us two. There's no man..." It doesn't really happen and with race as well, it's brilliant and such a joy to be given that massive responsibility. I think we both just took it by the horns and ran with it. We felt really blessed to be given those roles. 
We see a lot of crime dramas on TV - why is this one different to the rest?
This is different because it's very personal with a delicate subject and it's a one-off because of the class difference between these girls, but then it's also got huge twists in it so it's very gripping...

The Ice Cream Girls behind the scenes video



Watch Behind-The-Scenes Video From ITV Production Of Dorothy Koomson's 'Ice Cream Girls'

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Jodhi May (left), Lorraine Burroughs
In the upcoming ITV adaptation of acclaimed author Dorothy Koomson's internationally best selling novel, The Ice Cream Girls, Lorraine Burroughs (DCI Banks, Lip Service, Fast Girls) and Jodhi May (The Scapegoat, The Jury, Strike Back) play the respective lead roles of Serena Gorringe and Poppy Carlisle.
Burroughs, Dona Croll
Dona Croll (Doctors, Tula: The Revolt) and Georgina Campbell (One Night) also have supporting roles in the Left Bank Pictures production; Croll as Serena's mother, Rachel, and Campbell as young Serena.
From ITV . . .
Georgina Campbell, Dorothy Koomson
"The story follows two vulnerable teenage girls who, in the summer of 1995, are accused of murdering their schoolteacher. For seventeen years, the two girls go their separate ways, Poppy having been charged with the murder. Now in 2013, they are forced to confront each other and their dark, shared history."