Downton Abbey’s Michelle Dockery to marry Phoebe Waller Bridge’s brother Jasper – six years after death of her fiancé
DOWNTON Abbey star Michelle Dockery is to marry for the after finding love with Phoebe Waller Bridge’s brother Jasper.
The engagement news comes six years after the actress’ fiancé John Dineen died from a rare form of cancer.
Michelle, 40, and Jasper, 34, announced their happy news in today.
The couple met through friends in 2019 and made their first public appearance together at Rome Film Festival.
Jasper is a film and TV producer who has once worked as a manager for Louis Tomlinson.
Michelle found worldwide fame as Lady Mary Crawley on the hit BBC period drama Downton Abbey.
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Michelle previously spoke about losing John in 2015 following his illness.
She said in 2017: “I don’t have the vocabulary to describe what it felt like.
“And what it still feels like. It is… sorry, give me a minute. I’ve never been more committed to anything in my life than to him.
“So at the time everything just shut down. Work, everything. Work didn’t matter. You suddenly become an [oncological] expert. This stuff becomes your world, and that of course was my priority.”
Michelle described John as "my friend, my king, my hero, my everything" when she gave the eulogy at his funeral in Cork in December 2015.
The actress told the congregation at St James’ Catholic Church near John’s family home in the village of Waterfall of their love.
She said: “I was honoured to know John. To love him and be loved by him.”
Michelle then sang his favourite song - The Folks Who Live on the Hill - from the altar which was lined with some of his favourite items, including a childhood cuddly toy monkey and a rugby shirt and tie.
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