Downton Abbey's Lesley Nicol heartbroken as beloved husband David dies

Michelle Dockery and Laura Carmichael stick together on the red carpet at the premiere of Downton Abbey: A New Era held at the Metropolitan Opera House on Sunday (May 15) in New York City.

Glamour team ever since the project was first announced. Those of us who have watched already are a bit divided on the Sally Rooney adaptation.

When the teaser trailer for “Downton Abbey: A New Era” premiered last year, it didn’t take the standard route of listing the cast for the film. Instead, the promo elegantly trumpeted the presence of Lord Grantham, Lady Grantham, et al.

The first Downton Abbey film gave us Thomas Barrow, played by Rob James-Collier, a gay butler whose sexuality was explored throughout the film by way of a short-lived romance with the king’s royal dresser. However, in Downton Abbey: A New Era, currently playing in theatres, Thomas Barrow’s story gets more of a spotlight and his experiences as a gay man are presented under a warmer more optimistic light, with bright hope for his future. For LGBTQI fans of both the show and western television, the introduction of this storyline back in 2010 was a milestone moment. Thomas Barrow is an openly gay character played by an openly gay actor; while in this moment in time this alone may not be much to celebrate, in 2010 this was relatively rare in Hollywood, considering shows like Will & Grace were the height of mainstream gay representation, with straight actors playing the lead roles. At this time streaming services which have now majorly streamlined production and allowed more marginalised stories to be told, were also not yet around. Thomas Barrow.

Downton Abbey: A New Era released in cinemas last week to praise from fans and critics, with the ending leaving some viewers particularly devastated. The film sees Dame Maggie Smith, Michelle Dockery, Hugh Bonneville and Elizabeth McGovern reprise their roles, as the Crawleys attempt to solve the mystery of why the Dowager Countess (Smith) has suddenly inherited a French villa.

Naman Ramachandran The latest in the Downton saga, Universal’s “Downton Abbey: A New Era” topped the U.K. and Ireland box office with £3.07 million ($3.8 million), according to numbers released by Comscore.

Victoria Beckham gave her husband David Beckham an incredible cake in the shape of his super yacht for his birthday today, Monday 2 May. The 48 year old fashion designer posted a string of stories on her Instagram page throughout the day as she gushed over the father of her four children, who turned 47. And as the day culminated in a family celebration that came complete with drinks and dancing in the Beckham household, Victoria showed off the detail of her epic cake commission.

Victoria and David Beckham are couple goals, and on Monday it was no exception when the mother-of-four shared flirty beachside snaps in a special birthday message for the former footballer.MORE: Harper Seven is Victoria Beckham's mini-me in glowing new mother-daughter selfieThe fashion mogul took to her Instagram account to share two photos which saw the A-list couple looking closer than ever as they posed by the sea.WATCH: Victoria and David Beckham throw Romeo an epic Miami birthday bashCaptioning the photos, the star lovingly penned: "I love you so much @davidbeckham you are the most incredible husband anyone could wish for and I feel truly blessed. You are my everything x I love you so so much x happy birthday."READ: Victoria Beckham flashes a smile as cosies up to husband David Beckham in new photoSEE: The Beckhams' £73million property portfolio revealed - from London to MiamiIn the first photo, the husband-and-wife-duo were a vision.

David Beckham's wife Victoria has shared a gushing tribute to him to mark his 47th birthday on 2 May.The former Spice Girl, 48, who recently took a page out of Kim Kardashian's book with a £650 shapewear-style dress line, posted two loved-up snaps of them together on her Instagram page for her 29.9million followers. One photo shows David dressed in a white long-sleeved top with a pair of dark shorts and sunglasses as he wraps an arm around his doting wife, who dons a white mini dress with a slim straps.The couple posed barefoot on a white sandy beach with the backdrop of a stunning sunset as they smiled for the camera.

Die hard fans of Downton Abbey will all have wondered just what it’s like to step inside the historic home. It’s no secret that Downton is in fact a real place, and tourists flock to experience the upstairs-downstairs life depicted in two blockbuster films and an incredible six series on TV. As Downton Abbey: A New Era arrives in cinemas, we meet Lady Fiona Carnarvon who opened up her outstanding home - Highclere Castle in Hampshire - to create one of our most treasured TV shows of all time.

Refresh for latest…: On a weekend we could term “the calm before the Strange,” there was nevertheless sustained holdover business at the international box office, and a new entry in the form of Universal/Focus’ Downton Abbey: A New Era.

Downton Abbey couple Laura Carmichael and boyfriend Michael C Fox reportedly secretly welcomed a baby boy in March last year. The 35 year old actress, who played Lady Edith Grantham on the ITV period drama, gave birth to a son she named Luca, according to The Sun.

David Beckham couldn’t help but sneak a peek at wife Victoria as she posed for a photo. The fashion designer, who has reportedly grown a "soft spot" for her son Romeo's girlfriend Mia Regan, took to Instagram to share a photo of herself posing in a little black dress, only for husband David to get caught in the snap taking a look at her.

premiere of Downton Abbey: A New Era took place in Leicester Square, London on Monday night (25 April) with the cast of the period drama taking to the red carpet for its first screening. Seven years since the ITV series ended and three years after the first spin-off film, the beloved drama returns to the big screen to continue the story of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants. In anticipation of the film’s release on 29 April, its cast including Michelle Dockery, Hugh Bonneville and Laura Carmichael - who play Mary, Robert and Edith Crawley respectively - put on a fashionable display for the red carpet.