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ITV A Cruel Love star Lucy Boynton felt 'sick' reading real-life transcripts for Ruth Ellis role
Actress Lucy Boynton opened up on BBc's The One Show about the impact playing Ruth Ellis in the ITV drama A Cruel Love, revealing that she struggled to 'switch off' after filming the series
In this four-part historical drama, Lucy takes on the role of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain, with Toby Jones playing her solicitor John Bickford. However, the tragic real-life story left Lucy feeling deeply affected, as she confessed to The One Show hosts Alex Jones and Roman Kemp that she struggled to "switch off". Her execution was delayed for a minute when a fake caller telephoned Holloway Prison, pretending to be Home Secretary Gwilym Lloyd George, and claimed Ellis would receive a pardon.
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