Sherlock's real-life couple has called it quits. Martin Freeman and longtime partner Amanda Abbington, whose characters Dr. Watson and Mary tied the knot on season 3 of the BBC show last year, are no longer together. The actors have been together since 2001 and share two children—Joe, 10, and Grace, 8. "I'm not with Amanda anymore," Freeman told The Financial Times in an interview posted Thursday. "It's very, very amicable—I'll always love Amanda." The 45-year-old actor first met Abbington, 42, on the set of 2000 movie Men Only. They went on to appear together in the 2003 TV movie The Debt , the series The Robinsonsand the films The...
- 12/22/2016
- E! Online
"Sherlock" Season 3 has a new player: Amanda Abbington joins the cast as Mary Morstan, John Watson's fiancee. But the role isn't Abbington's first connection to the show. Rather, she and Martin Freeman have been real-life romantic partners for years.
How much does the fictional Mary resemble the real actress? And how did she get the role?
There are some big differences between truth and fiction, of course. While Mary is new on the "Sherlock" scene, Abbington and Freeman have been in a committed relationship for over a decade. The two actors also have two children together and have worked on multiple acting projects over the years: "Men Only" (where they met), "The Debt," "The Robinsons" and "The Good Night."
Despite all that, the "Sherlock" wedding of John and Mary will be the couple's first -- the longtime partners have never tied the knot in real life.
A veteran of British television,...
How much does the fictional Mary resemble the real actress? And how did she get the role?
There are some big differences between truth and fiction, of course. While Mary is new on the "Sherlock" scene, Abbington and Freeman have been in a committed relationship for over a decade. The two actors also have two children together and have worked on multiple acting projects over the years: "Men Only" (where they met), "The Debt," "The Robinsons" and "The Good Night."
Despite all that, the "Sherlock" wedding of John and Mary will be the couple's first -- the longtime partners have never tied the knot in real life.
A veteran of British television,...
- 1/2/2014
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- Pop2it
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