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BAFTA-WINNING ACTRESS AND SOUTH LONDON LOCAL JULIET AUBREY TALKS TO ABSOLUTELY ABOUT WHY SHE’S RUNNING FOR WOMEN’S RIGHTS
BAFTA-WINNING ACTRESS AND SOUTH LONDON LOCAL JULIET AUBREY TALKS TO ABSOLUTELY ABOUT WHY SHE’S RUNNING FOR WOMEN’S RIGHTS
Juliet Aubrey
has one of those faces which you immediately recognise but can’t quite
place. That is until someone points out the countless programmes she’s been
in and you instantly kick yourself. You see, Juliet
has been on our screens
for over twenty years,
giving a BAFTA-winning performance in Middlemarch in the nineties, playing evil Helen Cutter in Primeval
in the noughties and most recently the Countess of Warwick in the BBC’s historical drama The White Queen. Today, the south Londoner is training for a 10k run to raise awareness for Women for Women, a charity which works to support socially excluded women in war-torn countries across the world. Here she tells us why she’s getting involved...
Absolutely: You’re running 10k for Women for Women International this month. Why have you decided to support this charity in particular?
Juliet Aubrey: My involvement began with Women for Women about two years ago after my sister died. She had campaigned and fundraised for them for some time and had
been responsible for getting a group together to bring awareness to people in the UN about violence against women, particularly in East Congo. I met some of the representatives for Women for Women at her memorial service and it felt like the right thing to do, to carry on the work that she’d left us.
has one of those faces which you immediately recognise but can’t quite
place. That is until someone points out the countless programmes she’s been
in and you instantly kick yourself. You see, Juliet
has been on our screens
for over twenty years,
giving a BAFTA-winning performance in Middlemarch in the nineties, playing evil Helen Cutter in Primeval
in the noughties and most recently the Countess of Warwick in the BBC’s historical drama The White Queen. Today, the south Londoner is training for a 10k run to raise awareness for Women for Women, a charity which works to support socially excluded women in war-torn countries across the world. Here she tells us why she’s getting involved...
Absolutely: You’re running 10k for Women for Women International this month. Why have you decided to support this charity in particular?
Juliet Aubrey: My involvement began with Women for Women about two years ago after my sister died. She had campaigned and fundraised for them for some time and had
been responsible for getting a group together to bring awareness to people in the UN about violence against women, particularly in East Congo. I met some of the representatives for Women for Women at her memorial service and it felt like the right thing to do, to carry on the work that she’d left us.
Abs: So how have you carried on this
work?
JA: This month I’m running the My Step Her Stride race in Regent’s Park. It’s a 10k run to raise awareness for the charity. We’re looking to get 100 runners together, so I’m hoping people will sign up!
Abs: How are you training for it?
Any tips?
JA: I’ve been up in Northumberland running on the beaches there,
as training on sand is great for endurance. I do run normally, but it’s going to be tough as I’ve never run 10k before. I’d be happy if I did it under
an hour.
JA: This month I’m running the My Step Her Stride race in Regent’s Park. It’s a 10k run to raise awareness for the charity. We’re looking to get 100 runners together, so I’m hoping people will sign up!
Abs: How are you training for it?
Any tips?
JA: I’ve been up in Northumberland running on the beaches there,
as training on sand is great for endurance. I do run normally, but it’s going to be tough as I’ve never run 10k before. I’d be happy if I did it under
an hour.
Abs: On a separate note,
you’ve just finished filming
The White Queen for the BBC.
It’s been said that the series is
being axed...
JA: There was never an intention to make a second series so no, it's not been axed.
Abs: Would you do another period drama?
JA: Absolutely, I love learning about periods of history which I didn’t know about before. At the moment I don't have anything particular in mind, so I’ll wait and see. You know as soon as you read a script whether you like it or not.
Abs: How much research
do you have to do for a
period role?
JA: As much as you want; as much as you feel comfortable doing. There’s that old saying, ‘You don’t know a person until you’ve walked a million miles in their shoes’ so I try
to find out about the time the character was living in and what it was like to be alive then.
Abs: You live in Herne Hill. What’s the best thing about living in south London?
JA: There’s so many green spaces
in south London and so many bars popping up. And Brixton is so vibrant, full of new bars and cafés, and there’s always music in the street. I’m a big south London fan.
Women for Women are looking to get 100 runners in the 10k My Step Her Stride race on 6th October. To join Juliet on
the run, visit womenforwomen.org.uk/ mystep to sign up.
JA: There was never an intention to make a second series so no, it's not been axed.
Abs: Would you do another period drama?
JA: Absolutely, I love learning about periods of history which I didn’t know about before. At the moment I don't have anything particular in mind, so I’ll wait and see. You know as soon as you read a script whether you like it or not.
Abs: How much research
do you have to do for a
period role?
JA: As much as you want; as much as you feel comfortable doing. There’s that old saying, ‘You don’t know a person until you’ve walked a million miles in their shoes’ so I try
to find out about the time the character was living in and what it was like to be alive then.
Abs: You live in Herne Hill. What’s the best thing about living in south London?
JA: There’s so many green spaces
in south London and so many bars popping up. And Brixton is so vibrant, full of new bars and cafés, and there’s always music in the street. I’m a big south London fan.
Women for Women are looking to get 100 runners in the 10k My Step Her Stride race on 6th October. To join Juliet on
the run, visit womenforwomen.org.uk/ mystep to sign up.
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