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March 31, 2020, 19:30
- Childhood and youth
- Actor career
- Personal life
- Charlotte Riley now
Charlotte Riley is an English actress who has gained great fame thanks to her talent and ability to transform herself into different roles . At first she was perceived exclusively as an artist capable of playing romantic heroines. But Charlotte proved that she is capable of realizing even the most extraordinary ideas of directors.
Therefore, it is not surprising that the actress has become popular all over the world . However, it was not only her successful career that made Charlotte famous. The actress gained her share of popularity thanks to her affair with Tom Hardy.
Childhood and youth
Charlotte was born on December 29, 1981. Her homeland is the village of Grindon in the historic ceremonial county of Durham, which is famous for its rich flora and fauna, Hannahs and Far High House meadows, Castle Eden Valley, Greenfoot Quarry and other picturesque places.
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Actress Charlotte Riley
The girl, along with her brother and sister, was raised in an average family: father Mikhail Riley worked as an engineer, and mother Margaret worked as a nurse. Charlotte's parents were not rich, but their daughter attended the most elite school in the area. Riley was known among teachers as a diligent child and participated in school activities.
The actress's distinctive feature, squint, appeared in childhood, but doctors mistakenly insisted that this was only a temporary phenomenon characteristic of some babies. Riley didn't pay attention to this flaw (which could rather be called a cute highlight), but during her school years, when the girl began to read a lot, the situation only worsened due to the strain on her eyes.
After graduating from Teesside School in 2000, Riley entered Durham University, where she meticulously studied humanities. As a student, the girl worked on the university newspaper and also participated in dramatic productions. Among other things, the future actress realized her talent as a writer: together with her friend Tiffany Wood, she composed theatrical plays.
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Charlotte Riley in her youth
In 2005, when Charlotte was 24 years old, she again went to university. This time the choice fell on the London Academy of Musical and Dramatic Art.
Difficult period
Everything said above about Hardy is very serious. The actor’s past contains some rather unsightly biographical facts, which he is ready to openly talk about so that they become a lesson for young people overflowing with self-confidence. At the age of 24, Thomas almost had to quit acting due to vicious habits that got out of control. His health and life were in great danger, which was avoided thanks to the support of his loved ones. The people who brought him out of the crisis turned out to be precisely his parents, against whom he had rebelled so ardently since adolescence.
Parents - father, writer Edward Hardy, and mother, artist Anne Hardy - could not have expected that raising their only child in a creative atmosphere would result in such sad consequences for him. Be that as it may, they fought desperately for his recovery and return to normal life.
After the rehabilitation center, thin and barely able to stand, Thomas promised his mother that he would “never do it again” and grabbed onto work like a drowning man clutching at a straw.
He was very surprised when in 2003 he unexpectedly received an award for his theatrical debut. He stood on stage, confusedly adjusting the collar of his shirt, his mother in the audience smiled uncertainly, and his father cried.
Personal life
Riley's personal life is no secret: famous tabloids are still full of photos of her in the arms of her colleague Tom Hardy.
The love story of these actors is similar to an office romance, which later developed into a real relationship and strong affection for each other. The British woman admitted that her sympathy for Tom was not love at first sight, but an insidious fate managed to do everything to ensure that these talented people ended up together.
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Charlotte Riley and Tom Hardy
It is known that in the summer of 2014, the lovers stopped hiding their relationship from the prying eyes of the media and got married, and later rumors appeared in the newspapers that Tom’s wife was pregnant. Indeed, in 2015, the newlyweds gave birth to a boy, Leo Hardy. Today the couple is raising two children: in 2018, Riley gave her husband a second son, Forrest Hardy. It is worth saying that the characters of Riley and Hardy are completely different, but, as we know, opposites attract.
The British woman is not used to using Instagram and other social networks: the celebrity prefers paper letters to virtual messages. News about the actress’s life can only be found on her fan page or in the media. At the same time, the artist tries to keep track of all publications and does not appear in front of cameras without makeup.
It is known that Charlotte’s morning begins not with aromatic coffee, but with a mug of strong tea: the actress is a fan of this noble drink. By the way, according to Riley, it was a cup of tea that brought her closer to her future husband.
Tom Hardy: Mad Max's final test
And suddenly, like a bolt from the blue: one terrible evening, Charlotte, in a calm voice, without any strain, declares to the taken aback Tom: she thinks that they need to break up.
He was dumbfounded, frozen, speechless. Aren't they happy?
“Then you will understand that it will be better for everyone,” Charlotte said mysteriously. She packed up and left.
Hardy went crazy, cut off her phone - in vain. Charlotte did not tolerate such modern means of communication as email, Skype and social networks; even in the best times of their romance, she wrote him long letters and sent them by mail. Tom knew that she was about to leave for a long theater internship in Italy. Go after her? Where can I look for her?
Most of all I wanted to quit my job to hell, spit on contracts and go off the rails - drink, go on a spree, forget myself. It was very painful. It's painful and unclear. Singing no longer helped, although, left alone, Hardy remembered Guy Ritchie’s recipe and sang, or rather, screamed at the top of his lungs so that the neighbors called the police a couple of times. The director of Mad Max, George Miller, having heard what was going on with his leading actor, came to Tom and literally forcibly took him to filming in the desert before the rest of the crew arrived. Hardy helped set up the scenery among the sands to take his mind off Charlotte. And then, unable to stand it, he began to pour out his soul to his partner Charlize Theron.
…Mad Max filming finally ended and Hardy returned to London. Charlotte still did not answer her calls, and Tom began to feel despair again.
Thoughts were spinning in the same circle, he had already gone through them all: maybe he had given him a reason to be jealous? No. Did he mistreat her? Never! Didn't pay her attention? Didn't go out of your way in bed? Did not love? What suddenly happened?
As soon as Hardy appeared in a public place, the first journalist “kindly” stunned him with a question:
-Where is your fiancée Charlotte Riley? So is it true that you broke up?
There must have been something animalistic in Tom’s face, because the reporter actually recoiled in fear, stepped on the wire from the microphone and almost stretched herself. Tom barely had time to support her.
It was painful to remember life with Charlotte; everything in the apartment reminded her of her, even if she had taken her things out of there. The four-year-old son Louis, who came to his father for the weekend, endlessly pestered:
- Dad, where is Charlie? I really need it! - the boy stated seriously.
He also managed to become attached to her. Charlotte fell into childhood next to Louis, endlessly laughing and fooling around, tinkering with his cars. Sometimes Tom even had to delicately remind this couple of his existence.
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At some point Tom couldn't stand it. Okay, don’t care about your own pride, if it breaks, to hell with it. Throwing a couple of shirts into his travel bag and grinning gloomily at his dull reflection in the mirror, he rushed to Durham, to Charlotte’s parents. Surely they know where their daughter is.
Will they kick you out? Well, then, maybe there will be clarity...
Mr. and Mrs. Riley were sincerely delighted at Tom's arrival and received him as a dear guest. Over some incredibly delicious dinner, which Mrs. Riley quickly organized, Hardy, without any diplomacy, bluntly stated that he wanted Charlotte back and did not understand at all what had happened between them. Mrs. Riley, petite and pretty like her daughter, pushed her plate away and sighed.
“She was always like that, too impressionable or something.” If you get something into your head, you won’t knock it out.
Hardy became agitated: what could Charlotte have gotten into her head about him? And then the girl’s extremely embarrassed mother muttered that someone allegedly told Charlotte that Tom was dating—Mrs. Riley paused, remembering the name—with Lindsay Lohan, spending a lot of time with her, and there was nothing wrong with it, but... Charlotte is a proud girl , she won’t make any noise, so she probably decided to just untie Tom’s hands. However, Charlotte’s mother immediately added in fear, in fact, she’s not sure of anything, maybe that’s not the case at all.
Movies
Throughout her creative biography in cinema, Charlotte Riley has managed to show herself as a versatile actress: she is able to appear before television viewers in the image of a naive girl or in the blink of an eye transform into a femme fatale who is used to breaking men’s hearts.
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Charlotte Riley in the series “Peaky Blinders”
The British actress first appeared in a full-length film in 2008, it was a romantic comedy with notes of melodrama “Easy Virtue”. The brilliant cast of this film also included Colin Firth, Chris Marshall, Kimberly Nixon and other movie stars.
In 2009, Charlotte Riley was lucky enough to star in the gothic drama based on Emily Brontë's novel Wuthering Heights. The plot of this film is reminiscent of Shakespeare's famous tragedy: it tells about the enmity of two clans (Earnshaw and Linton) and the fateful fate of two lovers - Heathcliff (Tom Hardy) and Catherine (Charlotte Riley).
Also in 2009, fate brought Riley and Hardy together again: the actors worked on the same set, playing in the crime series “Prikup”. True, this time Tom did not reincarnate as the lover Romeo, but appeared before the audience as the cruel criminal Freddy. Charlotte played his cousin Jimmy's (Sean Evans) wife, Maggie.
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Charlotte Riley as Catherine Earnshaw
Thanks to her artistry and unusual appearance, the British woman became popular with famous directors who, dreaming of getting a tasty morsel, almost every year invited the petite girl, 165 cm tall and weighing 52 kg, to appear in their films. According to rumors, even Christopher Nolan, the creator of the neo-noir action film The Dark Knight Rises, drew attention to Charlotte.
Riley could have played the role of Catwoman, but at the last moment this role went to Anne Hathaway. But in 2012, Charlotte appeared in the historical drama “The World Without End” (or “The Endless World”), which takes place in the 14th century, during the era of global cooling, famine, the Hundred Years War and the Black Death.
In 2013, the British actress played in the crime series Peaky Blinders, which is reminiscent of the famous Boardwalk Empire with Steve Buscemi and Michael Pitt. The scenario of the gangster saga is based on a cruel criminal world, in which a certain group reigns with a distinctive sign: in the visors of their caps there are deadly blades.
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In addition to Hardy and Riley, Cillian Murphy, Annabelle Wallis, Sam Neill and other movie stars played in this serial film. Also in 2014, Charlotte was lucky enough to work on the same film set with the famous Tom Cruise in the action-packed fantasy action film Edge of Tomorrow.
In 2020, Charlotte Riley starred in Stephen Poliakoff's mini-series The Enemy Is Near, and in 2017 she played a role in the historical drama King Charles III.
A year later, the performer’s filmography expanded to include three television projects. Riley played in the series “Trust” about the fate of the richest man in the world. She also appeared in the sports comedy Let's Sail, Men and the drama The Press.
Final chord
On the set of Wuthering Heights, Hardy met Charlotte Riley, who charmed him immediately and irrevocably. He confessed to Rachel that he loved someone else. She quietly collected her things, hers and her son’s, and left.
Rachel's story ends here for fans. It is only known that Hardy continues to be her friend, his wife gets along very well with little Louis and is always happy when he visits her and Tom’s house. The actor's ex-girlfriend Rachel Speed was present with her son as a guest at their quiet family wedding precisely at Charlotte's insistence.
Charlotte Riley now
Now the couple continues to appear on screen in joint projects. One of the brightest premieres on the eve of 2020 is the screening of the drama “A Christmas Carol.” The mini-series is based on the work of Charles Dickens. The story, popular in the West, has been filmed several times, this time the main character, the miserly Scrooge, was played by Guy Pearce.
