{"id":8684,"date":"2023-12-07T06:34:42","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T11:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/entertainment\/who-is-meg-bellamy-who-plays-kate-middleton-in-the-crown\/07\/12\/2023\/"},"modified":"2023-12-07T06:34:42","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T11:34:42","slug":"who-is-meg-bellamy-who-plays-kate-middleton-in-the-crown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/entertainment\/who-is-meg-bellamy-who-plays-kate-middleton-in-the-crown\/07\/12\/2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Is Meg Bellamy, Who Plays Kate Middleton in \u2018The Crown&#8217;?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">When Meg Bellamy got the call that would change her life \u2014 the one telling her that after months of auditions, it was she, among thousands of hopefuls, who would play Kate Middleton in the final season of \u201cThe Crown\u201d \u2014 she was already standing in the shadow of Windsor Castle. But she wasn\u2019t looking the part of a royal just yet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cI was crouched in costume among the bin lorries of a delivery car park at Legoland,\u201d Ms. Bellamy, 21, said at a London hotel suite last month. \u201cUntil that point, my most regular acting gig had been playing a red plastic brick.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In 2022, and with no professional acting experience, she was working as a performer at the theme park when she spotted a casting call on Twitter for the role of Kate Middleton. Competition to play one of the most famous women in the world during her college years was fierce. Thousands of young actresses were posting videos about their auditions. But after a neighbor remarked on her resemblance to Britain\u2019s future queen, Ms. Bellamy, crushed after several drama school rejections schools, decided to try out for the part. Three weeks after sending a tape, she got a call \u2014 the first in what would be a several monthslong casting process.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cI never really believed I would get the role, not in the beginning anyway,\u201d she said. \u201cBut then with every round, I started to feel like I had a real chance, and that it might actually be mine to keep. When it was, I was completely shellshocked.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Now, more than two years after that call, Ms. Bellamy\u2019s trajectory from obscurity to the brink of stardom appears to be well underway. Last week, she appeared on the front of The Daily Telegraph, which used a still from the series that recreated the moment in 2002 when Ms. Middleton, on a charity fashion catwalk in a daringly sheer dress, was rumored to have first turned the head of Prince William.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">This week, ahead of the release of Part 2 of \u201cThe Crown\u201d on Dec. 14, Ms. Bellamy was on the red carpet at the London premiere in a creamy Valentino column gown \u2014 24 hours after attending the <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/12\/05\/style\/red-carpet-celebrities-awards.html\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Fashion Awards<\/a>, where she wore a blazer dress with a suit and tie by Huishan Zhang.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">And for months she has been courted by big fashion names like Gucci and Dior \u2014 she attended Dior shows in Paris in July and September \u2014 which have a habit of snapping up emerging talent with juicy contracts before they ascend to heights of celebrity. After all, if a fashion house can\u2019t hire the Princess of Wales to sell lipstick and handbags, perhaps the unknown actress playing her to an audience of millions is the next best thing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Over its six seasons, the casting of \u201cThe Crown\u201d has largely been anchored by a constellation of established performers, though it has also boosted the sparkly careers of several new faces, including Emma Corrin, who played Princess Diana in Season 4. What was it about Ms. Bellamy that prompted executives to take a chance on her for this role?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cWe found that there was an openness to her, an intelligence and a sweetness to her, and a chemistry between her and Ed McVey, who plays Prince William,\u201d said Robert Sterne, the casting director for \u201cThe Crown.\u201d \u201cYou wanted to go on the journey with Meg. You wanted her to tell you the story.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-kypbrf eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-2554e8fb\">Doing Kate Justice<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Much has already been made of the parallels between Ms. Bellamy and Ms. Middleton, beyond their delicate features and masses of glossy auburn hair. How both were raised by close families in the royal county of Berkshire. (Ms. Bellamy was actually born in Leeds, in Yorkshire, and has a light Northern twinge that still lingers on some of her vowels.) How both were extremely sporty at school, with a particular love of lacrosse. (Ms. Bellamy, who said she was academic, was also head girl, which is similar to a class president.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">But unlike the Princess of Wales, who studied art history at the University of St. Andrews, Ms. Bellamy didn\u2019t attend university. After a number of star turns in school musical productions, including Sandy in \u201cGrease\u201d and Scaramouche in \u201cWe Will Rock You,\u201d she wanted only to act. She is acutely aware that people wait a lifetime for a break like hers, which came months after leaving high school.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Before the six month shoot, Ms. Bellamy spent months preparing to play Ms. Middleton. She watched documentaries and read newspaper clips compiled by researchers. She also worked with movement and voice coaches to perfect her performance. She took home costumes \u2014 a nostalgic Noughties-inspired wardrobe of low-rise flared jeans, peplum tops, chunky belts and fringed suede knee-high boots \u2014 to wear as she practiced her lines.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cI must have looked insane,\u201d Ms. Bellamy said. \u201cI would be dressed as her, reading a book about her and trying to sound like her while walking around the house.\u201d She noted that while there is endless footage of Ms. Middleton after she formally joined the royal family in 2011, there is little \u2014 beyond a handful of paparazzi photographs \u2014 from her time at St. Andrews, where she first befriended and then fell in love with Prince William.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cHer first press interview was when she became engaged at 29, so she was something of a blank canvas,\u201d Ms. Bellamy said. \u201cI spent a lot of time thinking about what she would have been like before she knew where life would take her and that William would become her husband. I hope that I\u2019ve done Kate justice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">At the same time, she added, it was nice to remove the layer of complexities that come with being a royal and just play her as a girl who\u2019s going to university and falling in love.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">When photographs of Ms. Bellamy and Mr. McVey filming at St. Andrews emerged this spring \u2014 and ever since then \u2014 there was intense online interest in her private life and next career steps. (So far, Ms. Bellamy has yet to announce her next role.) Lately she has been working with the stylist Felicity Kay to hone her public image and build a brand for herself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Has being thrust into the spotlight given her a vague notion of what it must be like to be a royal?<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cIt\u2019s something I\u2019ve been thinking about, especially as we\u2019ve done more press ahead of the release,\u201d she said. \u201cI really can\u2019t imagine the level of pressure royals face day to day. I mean, until last month I\u2019d never been to Hollywood. Then I was not just there, but on a red carpet with people shouting my name.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">She added: \u201cBut I keep telling myself that this is something I\u2019ve always dreamed about. You have to remember that, before all of this, I wore a school uniform and could only afford high-street brands like Primark.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/12\/07\/style\/meg-bellamy-kate-middleton-the-crown.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Meg Bellamy got the call that would change her life &mdash; the one telling her that after months of auditions, it<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/entertainment\/who-is-meg-bellamy-who-plays-kate-middleton-in-the-crown\/07\/12\/2023\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14092,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8684"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8684"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8684\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14092"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8684"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8684"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8684"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}