Julie Walters quits Channel 4 drama Truelove due to ill health
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Dame Julie Walters has been forced to leave the cast of the forthcoming Channel 4 drama Truelove, due to ill health. We’re excited to see what she brings to this complex and captivating character when we restart filming later this year.” Speaking about her decision to return to screens, Walter said last year: “I had basically withdrawn from acting and wasn’t sure that anything could tempt me back but then I read Truelove. How often does one have the chance at my tender age to play a leading lady in a TV drama?” Watch Apple TV+ free for 7 days New subscribers only. Plan auto-renews until cancelled Try for free Julie Walters Walters rose to prominence playing the title role in 1983’s Educating Rita, and went on to appear in Billy Elliot, the Harry Potter, and Paddington, to name a few films.
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