Cillian Murphy remembers Helen McCrory: “She was just so cool and fun”

Shelby Houlihan, an American distance runner who holds multiple records, has been banned from competitions for four years – just one week ahead of the Olympic track trials.

The Mirror reports that Cillian had told Today FM: "It’s desperately sad, sad for all of us who knew her and the people who were close to her and the fans. "She was like the matriarch of Peaky Blinders and the person I was closest to.

Helen McCrory has been 'desperately sad'. Paying tribute to Helen, Cillian, 45, who plays Tommy Shelby in the Birmingham-based BBC show - nephew to Helen's Polly - revealed: 'She was like the matriarch of Peaky Blinders, and I think my closest colleague on the show.

Peaky Blinders star Cillian Murphy has spoken about his heartache at filming the final episodes of the drama without late co-star and close friend Helen McCrory.The pair had starred as Tommy Shelby and Aunt Polly since series one of the BBC programme, and Cillian was devastated not to be able to complete the sixth and final series with her. He told Irish radio station Today FM: "It’s desperately sad.

It was a long overdue night out for Irish celebrities who excitedly took to the red carpet for the premiere of A Quiet Place Part II.

Peaky Blinders.The actor spoke to Radio X’s Chris Moyles about his upcoming role in the sixth series of the hit show, and describe his time filming the show as a “joy”.“Cillian’s such a wonderful actor, he’s amazing and what a lovely, lovely, lovely fella,” Graham said.“To the extent, Chris, where there was a couple of moments – I had to pinch myself a couple of times because I was sat there in a scene with him, doing a rehearsal and stuff and I’ve kinda gone, ‘Ahh that’s Tommy Shelby!’”Hannah

Damian Lewis has shared that he is ‘very proud’ that he and his late wife Helen McCrory were able to raise almost €2 million for the NHS in the UK before her death. The actress passed away from cancer, a diagnosis she kept hidden from the public.

Damian Lewis is “very proud” of the charity work he did with his late wife Helen McCrory. The 50-year-old actor and the ‘Peaky Blinders’ star – who passed away in April following a secret battle with cancer – raised over £1 million for the NHS during the COVID-19 pandemic last year through their Feed NHS campaign, which also helped to provide thousands of meals for doctors and nurses on the frontline.

Cillian Murphy who is popular for playing Thomas Shelby in BBC's Peaky Blinders is also known to be one of Christopher Nolan's favourite actors and has starred in almost every film of the director including his Dark Knight trilogy.

Cillian Murphy has spoken about the time he had a screen test to play the lead role in Batman Begins.In 2003, Murphy was a finalist to play Batman/Bruce Wayne in Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy, even donning the batsuit to screen-test opposite Amy Adams.

Five months before the death of his wife Helen McCrory, actor Damian Lewis was mourning the loss of his nephew.

Peaky Blinders has officially wrapped for the last time as the final scenes of series six have been filmed, with cast and crew paying tribute to late star Helen McCrory.

The nephew of Damian Lewis and Helen McCrory died in a car accident after he ‘inexplicably’ drove on the wrong side of the road, an inquest into his death has heard.