Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorMatt Doyle still can’t believe what’s been happening to him lately.A New York City theater actor for about 16 years, he’s now a first-time Tony nominee for his work as Jamie in director Marianne Elliott’s reimagining of Stephen Sondheim’s “Company.” Doyle has become quite close with Patti LuPone, the Broadway legend who plays Joanne in the revival and is also nominated for her work.“I don’t think there will ever be anything more profound in my life, and I’m very comfortable with that,” Doyle, 35, tells me during a phone interview a couple of hours before a recent Wednesday night performance. “And what we’ve been able to do? We’ve brought the show back after a pandemic, we’ve lived through Stephen Sondheim’s death, I’m doing this with Patti LuPone.
Coronation Street and Gentleman Jack star Suranne Jones reveals how she beat panic attacks
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Suranne Jones has revealed how spiralling mental health led to an emotional breakdown, panic attacks and social paranoia. But the resilient Gentleman Jack star has come out the other side and has shared how she did it.
The actress, 43, explained how she made the decision to give up driving due to the gripping fear of panic attacks while behind the wheel. She made the brave admission while speaking on the Thanks a Million podcast.
Suranne said: "I had what I call an ‘emotional breakdown’ where I couldn’t go out without being very aware of everybody staring at me."
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She added: “I couldn’t drive the car because I was having panic attacks and then I went to see the doctor. I went on medication and I went into a beautiful care area of my life," BirminghamLive reported. Now the actress, who first won fame as Becky in Coronation Street, said: "I genuinely feel like I’ve moved through it and past it.”
Suranne has been open about her use of medication since the loss of both parents. Paying tribute to the pair last year, she shared a throwback snap of herself with her dad on a Cornwall beach.
"Happy birthday mum," she said. The BBC Vigil favourite added: "Forever on a beach in Cornwall with dad. Mum passed away four and a half years ago and my father sadly passed away this January after fighting Covid and the affect it had on his body.
"We are still coming to terms with it all but I know they are together and today I want to celebrate them both. My thoughts are with those who have lost loved ones. Today and always."
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After joining the cast of Coronation Street back in 1983, actor Michael Le Vell has become one of the more familiar faces on the cobbles. And with more than two decades on our screens, Michael, who plays Kevin Webster, has found himself at the centre of some dramatic storylines in Weatherfield throughout the years.
ITV Coronation Street fans spot David Platt issue as Jack P Shepherd shares character detail
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Coronation Street star Sam Aston has two siblings that have appeared on ITV soap
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ITV Coronation Street's Max Turner star Paddy Bever poses with new characters viewers are yet to see
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ITV Coronation Street to air heartbreaking early menopause storyline
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Coronation Street fans confused as George Shuttleworth finally reveals his secret
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