(Pictured, Damian Lewis and children)Critics admired her dainty, feline sensuality, that thrillingly husky voice, and her dangerously wielded sex appeal. McCrory was married to Damian Lewis, two years her junior and an actor who has established a hugely successful Hollywood career, starring in hit dramas including Band Of Brothers, Homeland and Billions. But she was never in his shadow and despite their joint A-list acting success, the focus of both was family life, with daughter Manon, 14, and son Gulliver, 13. It was a brief interlude because that same year she met Old Etonian Damian Lewis when they played lovers in Five Gold Rings at London’s Almeida Theatre. Their children were always the priority and both McCrory and Lewis turned down roles to keep the family fires burning.

Source: The Nation April 17, 2021 11:48 UTC