Married to the King’s second cousin; half-sister of Strictly Come Dancing’s Claudia; famous for her roles in Peep Show and Two and a Half Men – there seems little danger of actress Sophie Winkleman getting typecast. However, she could not be better qualified for her latest role, which sees her portray a member of the British aristocracy.
A credit to the royals, Sophie – aka Lady Frederick Windsor – married into royalty in 2009 and fitted right in. “I’ve been incredibly welcomed with open arms by all of them,” she said.
The mother of two (left, with Lord Frederick, the son of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, and their daughter Isabella, then three, in 2019) has joined the cast of Belgravia: The Next Chapter, the follow-up to Julian Fellowes’s period drama Belgravia, playing new character Lady Rochester. Filming starts this week, in London, Edinburgh and the Home Counties.