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Sherwood star Lesley Manville, 68, makes bold bedroom confession


The Crown and Emmerdale actress Lesley Manville has opened up about her career and says she loves playing roles that are 'outrageous' and that she's 'still sexually active'

"Women are seeing actresses of an age being fabulous," Lesley, who took on the role of Princess Margaret in Netflix's hit series The Crown and transformed into a chic cleaning lady in the 2022 movie Mrs Harris Goes to Paris, shared with fans. Lesley, who trained at the prestigious Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts, reminisced about her early days on Emmerdale Farm where she played Rosemary Kendall at just 18. Lesley has had a packed year, featuring in Apple's Disclaimer, the film Queer, a Magpie Murders sequel, and the second series of the BBC's Sherwood.

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