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Hugh Bonneville's new love interest Claire Rankin 'liked 25 of his social media posts FIVE YEARS before his split from wife Lulu Williams'


The Downton Abbey star, 60, who parted from his wife of 25-years last September , was spotted for the first time with Canadian actress Claire 53, earlier this week.

Claire, who divorced the actor in 2011 after 11-years of marriage, is said to have given the thumbs up to photos of Hugh as he rehearsed play 2019 Shadowlands as well as his TV appearance alongside Kermit The Frog and Miss Piggy at the 2023 King's Coronation. According reports that she began liking the snaps shortly after her ex-husband and Hugh's former co-star Josh Randall (pictured together) wed The Inbetweeners star Kacey Clarke in 2018 The actor, famous for his role as Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham, had never shied away from expressing his love for Lulu, having previously called her his 'bedrock' and 'anchor' and crediting his wife for being the backbone of their household.

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