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Mystery as Downton Abbey star Hugh Bonneville, 60, signs up to dating app despite fledgling romance with actress, 53
Hugh ended his 25-year marriage to Lulu Williams last year
DOWNTON Abbey star Hugh Bonneville has joined celeb dating app Raya — despite his fledgling romance with a Canadian actress.
The 60-year-old actor has a profile on the invite-only matchmaking service, which costs members £20 per month.
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He has verified his account by connecting it to his Instagram page, which has 177,000 followers.
But despite Raya being a dating app, Hugh’s profile says he is “just looking for friends”.
Hugh ended his 25-year marriage to Lulu Williams last year.
She was said to have been devastated, with a source saying at the time: “It is clear that Lulu feels as if 20-odd years of marriage counts for nothing.”
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And Lulu, 55, was said to have been “really hurt” after the news of Hugh’s new romance with Claire Rankin, 53, emerged in The Sun on Sunday.
In recent weeks, the dad of one has been spending time with divorcee Claire at his London flat.
And last month he took her as his guest to a Buckingham Palace event attended by Queen Camilla.
Hugh is expected to reprise his role of Lord Grantham in a third Downton film, due out next year, after the first two banked more than £220million.
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He was an original cast member in the TV show, which ran for six series from 2010 to 2015.
The films were released in 2019 and 2022.
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Hugh has also had roles in Notting Hill, Iris and the Paddington films, while his TV credits include mockumentaries Twenty Twelve and its spin-off W1A.
Other celebs on Raya include David Walliams, Sheridan Smith, Paloma Faith and Game of Thrones actress Maisie Williams.
The Saturdays singer Una Healy has previously revealed she met boxer David Haye on the app.
And British singer Lily Allen said she met her husband, Stranger Things and Hellboy actor David Harbour, through Raya.
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