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Hugh Bonneville reveals he found out his mother Patricia worked for MI6 and after he asked her about her job she never spoke of it again


Speaking on the Rosebud podcast, Hugh, 61, discovered the information about his mum when he saw that her office building was up for sale in the newspaper.

Hugh Bonneville shockingly revealed his late mother Patricia used to work for secret intelligence service MI6 - but he didn't find out until years later (pictured in October 2024) His comments were met with swift backlash from both established authors and the wider literary community, many of whom felt his remarks trivialised the hard work and dedication required to write for children. His comments were met with swift backlash from both established authors and the wider literary community, many of whom felt his remarks trivialised the hard work and dedication required to write for children (pictured at Paddington photocall in October 2024)

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