BAZ BAMIGBOYE: How new mum Jodie returned to Blighty to take on Anne Boleyn

BAZ BAMIGBOYE: How new mum Jodie returned to Blighty to take on Anne Boleyn By Baz Bamigboye for the Daily Mail Published: 01:55 BST, 23 April 2021 | Updated: 01:55 BST, 23 April 2021 Jodie Turner-Smith is every inch a queen in her fierce and passionate portrayal of Anne Boleyn in a gripping new television … Read more

BAZ BAMIGBOYE: How new mum Jodie returned to Blighty to take on Anne Boleyn

BAZ BAMIGBOYE: How new mum Jodie returned to Blighty to take on Anne Boleyn By Baz Bamigboye for the Daily Mail Published: 01:55 BST, 23 April 2021 | Updated: 01:55 BST, 23 April 2021 Jodie Turner-Smith is every inch a queen in her fierce and passionate portrayal of Anne Boleyn in a gripping new television … Read more

Jodie Turner-Smith transforms into Anne Boleyn for first look at new Channel 5 drama

Jodie Turner-Smith transformed into Anne Boleyn in a first look image at the new drama of the same name, after being cast as the first black actress to play Henry VIII’s second wife in a bid to ‘challenge conventions’. In the photo, the Queen & Slim star, 34, posed in a traditional Tudor gown and headpiece for new … Read more

Jodie Turner-Smith transforms into Anne Boleyn for first look at new Channel 5 drama

Jodie Turner-Smith transformed into Anne Boleyn in a first look image at the new drama of the same name, after being cast as the first black actress to play Henry VIII’s second wife in a bid to ‘challenge conventions’. In the photo, the Queen & Slim star, 34, posed in a traditional Tudor gown and headpiece for new … Read more

Jodie Turner-Smith chats pandemic parenthood, ‘goddess-level’ feminism, and portraying Anne Boleyn

Queen & Slim star Jodie Turner-Smith discussed pandemic parenthood, ‘goddess-level’ feminism, and portraying Anne Boleyn in her January digital cover story for ELLE. Stylist Ola Ebiti dressed the British-born, American-educated 34-year-old in patterned pieces from the upcoming The North Face x Gucci, glamp-friendly collaboration. Jodie fronts Gucci’s fragrance Bloom and she’s been a brand ambassador … Read more

Director of TV drama about Anne Boleyn says ‘we have the best person for the role’

Director of TV drama about Anne Boleyn says ‘we have the best person for the role’ and ‘let the critics talk’ after casting black actress Jodie Turner-Smith as Henry VIII’s wife Casting of Jodie Turner-Smith as Anne Boleyn sparked claims of ‘blackwashing’  But director said: ‘I feel very strongly that we have the best actress … Read more

Director of TV drama about Anne Boleyn says ‘we have the best person for the role’

Director of TV drama about Anne Boleyn says ‘we have the best person for the role’ and ‘let the critics talk’ after casting black actress Jodie Turner-Smith as Henry VIII’s wife Casting of Jodie Turner-Smith as Anne Boleyn sparked claims of ‘blackwashing’  But director said: ‘I feel very strongly that we have the best actress … Read more

Jodie Turner-Smith is seen as Anne Boleyn for first time in convention-busting Channel 5 drama

Jodie Turner-Smith has today been seen as Anne Boleyn for the first time as she films a convention busting Channel 5 drama.   The actress, 34, was pictured dressed in period costume for the new series, which also features Normal People’s Aoife Hinds and Paapa Essiedu, who shot to fame playing Hamlet.  Turner-Smith, a black actress … Read more

Jodie Turner-Smith is seen as Anne Boleyn for first time in convention-busting Channel 5 drama

Jodie Turner-Smith has today been seen as Anne Boleyn for the first time in a convention busting Channel 5 drama.   The actress, 34, was pictured dressed in period costume for the new series, which also features Normal People’s Aoife Hinds and Paapa Essiedu, who shot to fame playing Hamlet. Turner-Smith, a black actress born in … Read more

DEBORAH ROSS: ‘Will Anne be cleared?’ Tracy Borman gasped on The Fall Of Anne Boleyn

The Fall Of Anne Boleyn Tuesday-Thursday, Channel 5   Rating: The Wall Saturday, BBC1 Rating: A couple of years ago, Channel 5 gave us the lavish historical reconstruction Anne Boleyn: Queen For A Thousand Days. Currently, it is working on a colour-blind ‘psychological thriller’ about Anne Boleyn, starring Jodie Turner-Smith and Paapa Essiedu.  And this week … Read more