Jenna Coleman takes a phone call as she steps out in the sunshine in London… after being romantically linked to her hunky French accent coach from The Serpent
Days after she was romantically linked to her hunky Parisian accent coach from drama series The Serpent, Jenna Coleman was spotted out and about in London, solo.
The actress, 34, tried to keep a low profile on Tuesday as she donned shades in the bright sunshine, chatting to someone on her phone.
The star donned a tan trench coat over a green and white patterned dress, adding a black and white designer purse to the look over her torso.
Stroll: Days after she was romantically linked to her hunky Parisian accent coach from drama series The Serpent, Jenna Coleman was spotted out and about in London, solo
She added white trainers for comfort and let her brunette locks fall loosely around her shoulders.
Speaking animatedly on the phone, Jenna strutted along the sunny London street, in the spring-like weather.
Two days ago, Jenna was seen with Fabien Enjalric – the ‘amazing’ accent coach who helped her master the French-Canadian tones she needed for her role in the hit BBC drama.
She was seen smiling broadly with the handsome Parisian, as he gallantly shielded her from the rain with his umbrella, returning her gaze.
Filming on The Serpent finished six months ago, but it was clear from their stroll in Primrose Hill, North London, that the pair’s closeness has endured.
Ring ring: The actress, 34, tried to keep a low profile on Tuesday as she donned shades in the bright sunshine, chatting to someone on her phone
Gallic charms: Two days ago, Jenna was seen with Fabien Enjalric – the ‘amazing’ accent coach who helped her master the French-Canadian tones she needed for her role in the hit BBC drama
In the drama, Jenna plays Marie-Andrée Leclerc, the girlfriend of serial killer Charles Sobhraj.
Based on real crimes, the show required her to don a 1970s wardrobe of flares, kaftans and oversized sunglasses – although a long grey houndstooth overcoat and £5,000 Chanel 19 handbag made for a more appropriate wardrobe when grabbing a coffee during the British winter last week.
She was initially reluctant to take the bilingual role, believing a native French speaker would be more authentic. But she has been full of praise for the way Mr Enjalric helped her master the language.
‘The last French lesson I had I was seven,’ she said. ‘It was pretty terrifying. When I read the script I was like, ‘There’s just no way, I can’t do it.’ It was an absolute beast. Fabien, my amazing French teacher, taught me the lines phonetically.’
She said of her tutor: ‘The last French lesson I had I was seven. It was pretty terrifying. When I read the script I was like, ‘There’s just no way, I can’t do it.’ It was an absolute beast. Fabien, my amazing French teacher, taught me the lines phonetically’
Now based in London, Mr Enjalric, 39, has also been an accent coach to stars including Dame Helen Mirren, Margot Robbie and Saoirse Ronan.
He speaks Italian, Spanish, Chinese Mandarin, Russian and Japanese.
Ms Coleman last year split from Tom Hughes, who played Prince Albert opposite her in ITV’s Victoria.
Sources close to the actress played down her closeness to Mr Enjalric yesterday, saying: ‘They are continuing to work together during this time and were taking some exercise.’