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Lucy Boynton oozes sophistication in a quirky tweed skirt and waistcoat as she promotes her 'exciting' new role as Ruth Ellis in ITV drama


A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story tells the gripping story of the nightclub manageress, played by Lucy, 31, who was hanged at the age of 28 after shooting her abusive lover dead.

Set in 1955 in the glamorous and intoxicating world of London club-land, Ruth found huge acclaim as the capital's youngest club manager and was the last woman in the UK to be hanged for her crimes. Lucy Boynton, 31, oozed sophistication in a white collared shirt and a tweed skirt and waistcoat with buckle up pumps as she attended photocall for A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story Laying Freddie Mercury’s partner and devoted best friend Mary Austin, Lucy received critical plaudits and award nominations, all while the film cleaned up at the box office – becoming the biggest biopic of all time.

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