What age is Celia Imrie, who does the Hang Ups actress play in Mamma Mia 2 and what has she said about her son Angus?
CELIA Imrie is an award-winning British actress, best loved for her roles in Hang Ups, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and appearing alongside the late Victoria Wood.
In her personal life she's known for arranging to have a child, Angus, with the late actor Benjamin Whitrow and making a deal to raise him alone.
Who is Celia Imrie?
Celia Imrie is a much loved British actress with an impressive and varied film roster behind her.
Aged 66, she was born in Guildford, Surrey on 15 July 1952 but now lives between London and Cowes in the Isle of Wight with her son Angus.
Her expansive film career, which spans more than 45 years, has seen her star in hit films such as Mamma Mia 2, The Borrowers and Star Wars: Episode 1 – The Phantom Menace.
A long term co-star of the late Victoria Wood, the pair collaborated on Acorn Antiques, Pat and Margaret, Dinner Ladies and Victoria Wood As Seen On TV.
She was awarded The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a supporting role for her part in Acorn Antiques: The Musical.
In December 2017 she was given the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 27th annual Women in Film and TV Awards 2017.
What has Celia Imria been in?
A star of the big and small screen, Celia is about to take on a new role in Channel 4 comedy Hang Ups.
She's known for her roles in Bridget Jones, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Calendar Girls and Star Wars.
She has also been in TV shows Absolutely Fabulous, The Darling Buds of May and Upstairs, Downstairs.
Who did Celia Imrie play in Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again?
Celia plays lead character Donna Sheridan (played by Lily James)'s teacher.
The pair sing a duet of the 1976 ABBA hit When I Kissed The Teacher in the film, leading to a top 50 hit - the first for the award-winning actress.
The song quickly became one of the most popular musical numbers following the release of the film.
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What has Celia Imrie said what's about her son Angus being a love child?
Celia Imrie has a son with the late actor Benjamin Whitrow.
The actress made a deal with Benjamin in her early forties to have a baby – a son called Angus – but did not expect him to play any part in his upbringing.
In her 2011 autobiography, the Happy Hoofer, she says she “laid out her terms” during a walk on the beach and told him that in return for giving her a child, she would not ask anything from him.
She had previously suggested she was not romantically involved with Benjamin, but in an interview in February 2018, she revealed they were once in a relationship.
The Calender Girls star told the Daily Telegraph: “Angus was devoted to this father and, though I've never really said it properly, Ben and I did have a romance.
“I wanted to have his baby before it was too late and he [Whitrow] was very, very honest with him [Angus] and he accepted that and was a wonderful father.”
Angus is now also an actor - he plays Josh Archer in radio drama the Archers.