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Colin Firth’s wet shirt from Pride and Prejudice sells for £20,000
Shirt worn by Oscar-winning actor in 1995 adaptation of Jane Austen novel expected to fetch £7,000-£10,000
Oscar-winner Firth played Fitzwilliam Darcy in the 1995 BBC adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel, opposite Jennifer Ehle as Elizabeth Bennet – who is surprised when she visits his estate, Pemberley, to find him emerging from the water partially clothed and dripping wet. The moment has been reimagined in the Netfl-x series Bridgerton, when British actor Jonathan Bailey steps out of a lake, and was also referenced in Bridget Jones’s Diary, which stars Firth as another “Mr Darcy”, a nod to his portrayal by writer Helen Fielding. Items from Evita such as a pink satin evening coat, beaded taffeta ballgown, lyrics by Sir Tim Rice for Don’t Cry For Me Argentina, a Trifari brooch and earrings and a blue and purple silk dress, are also being sold.
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