Lily James strips naked in the Canadian wilderness as she celebrates the end of filming new thriller
The actress, 36, has been away filming upcoming thriller Harmonia, which also stars Carrie Coon, Bella Ramsey and Odessa Young.
Taking to Instagram on Thursday, Lily shared a slew of snaps from her time on the beach, in which she was clad in a pink swimsuit.
The Cinderella star also posed in a black one-piece and against a display of roses in the striking snaps.
Inspired by a real-life events, the film is based on director Guy Nattiv's grandmother and her involvement in an insidious cult.
Harmonia is set for release next year.
As well as Harmonia, Lily has roles in The Angry Birds Movie 3 and Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo in the works.
While Lily has a diverse body of work, she previously revealed that she lost lots of jobs due to living in character as Pamela Anderson during the intense filming process for her hit show Pam & Tommy.
The Hulu series aired in 2022 and charted Pamela's rocky relationship with Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee, 59, who was played by actor Sebastian Stan, 40, in the series.
Despite the role earning her a Golden Globe and Emmy nomination, Pamela admitted she was 'shot to s**t' and 'a real wreck' after she lived in character the entire time.
The star said she even spoke to her own mother in Pamela's voice and never properly left character while filming, insisting the difference between her real-life self and Pamela were too different.
Lily told The Mirror: 'It was such a screwed-up process. You just have to be patient with yourself.
'The hours are so long and you feel really burnt out. Your nervous system is just like, shot to s***. I felt like a real wreck at the end of it.'
The actress admitted that because she is so different from Pamela it was 'too extreme to go back and forth' so continued to play her in real life.
She added: 'The difference from me to her was too extreme to go back and forth. So, I had to stay in this middle no man's land of like Lily/Pamela most of the time. I would totally slip into her voice.
'Even when I went out for dinner and was ordering with the waitress or talking to my mom on the phone, I would be American. I think I've lost lots of jobs – because I keep speaking like Pamela in any audition.'
Lily had to spend four hours a day in makeup to transform into the star and admitted it gave her 'courage from disappearing' as someone else.
Lily was nominated in the Lead Actress category at the 2022 Emmy Awards but was beaten by Amanda Seyfried who won the prize for her role as Elizabeth Holmes in The Dropout.
Pam & Tommy chronicles the sex tape scandal which rocked Pamela and her then-husband during their three year marriage.
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It comes after the Duchess of Sussex showed her link to influencer royalty as she featured reality star Khloe Kardashian on her Instagram Story this weekend. Meghan Markle, 44 , reposted the American media personality's own snap of a heartily packed As Ever hamper on her social media, marked with a heart kissing emoji. The opulent spread featured a selection of seasonal vegetables, including squash, corn and tomatoes as well as the lifestyle brand's most recent launches - a bottle of wine and some honey. It's not the first time the wife of Prince Harry has mingled with the Hollywood family following her business launch, as the famous family's matriarch Kris Jenner was also sent some of the brand's jam. It comes as last week, the mother-of-two beamed as she carried out summery wine popsicles in a glitzy new video for her lifestyle brand. The clip is part of promotion material for her 2024 Napa Valley Rosé, a follow-up from the company's debut vintage. According to the company's site, it is 'delicately balanced, with soft notes of stone fruit, a gentle minerality, and a lasting finish' as well as being 'reminiscent of the finest Provençal styles, this thoughtfully crafted blend is perfect for summer's end'. It comes as the lifestyle brand guru shared a behind-the-scenes look at her 44th birthday celebrations in California last week - before fans noticed a hidden detail in the photograph. Meghan marked another year around the sun by unveiling her lifestyle brand As Ever's latest rosé before treating herself to an 'extraordinary' meal at a celebrity-loved restaurant in Beverly Hills. She took to Instagram to share a photo from the party that depicted the Duchess blowing out the candles on a cake decorated with yellow edible flowers - much like the dishes she whipped up over the course of her Netflix series With Love, Meghan. 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She also discussed the nickname during an episode of her since-cancelled Spotify podcast Archetypes that was released in 2022 when Meghan admitted that Doria still calls her by the nickname that has been in use since she was a child. Speaking about the importance of nicknames with the Pose actress Michaela J Rodriguez, Meghan revealed she had no problem with the nickname, instead saying she loves it. Doria and Meghan are very close, with the former having appeared on her daughter's podcast, Harry and Meghan's bombshell Netflix docuseries as well as a brief cameo at a brunch on the Duchess' lifestyle series With Love, Meghan. She was also likely present at Meghan's birthday party last night at Hollywood hotspot Funke in Beverly Hills alongside Prince Harry and her Los Angeles pals. Meghan repurposed a closet staple for her 44th birthday celebrations as she picked the white, embellished Valentino shift dress - decorated flower appliqués - she last wore to a charity concert in 2021 for the occasion. She last reached for the dress, which retails for around £4,000, when Meghan and Harry attended the Global Citizen Live charity concert in New York's Central Park in September 2021. At the time, Meghan styled her dark locks in a sophisticated, loose ponytail - but the mother-of-two literally and figuratively let her hair down when she decided to restyle the dress for her birthday party on Tuesday, August 4. The actress-turned-royal shared a photo of herself with closed eyes as she blew out the candles on her birthday cake. 'Blowing out the candles on a beautiful 24 hours, and thanking my husband, friends and family for making it so special,' she captioned the celebratory post. 'To those of you I don't know, but who send love every day — thank you so much. Please know I feel it and appreciate it ❤️,' she added. She also gave her followers a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the festivities while joking she was going to 'get a little foodie on' them, as she revealed her party was held at Funke - the celebrity-loved restaurant frequented by stars like Kim Kardashian, Michelle Obama, Jennifer Lopez, and Matt Damon. The acclaimed restaurant is led by head chef and co-owner Evan Funke, who had previously opened Felix Trattoria in Los Angeles. Since opening in January 2023, the restaurant has earned a coveted spot in the Michelin dining guide and was ranked at 25 on the 101 Best Restaurants in LA list by the Los Angeles Times. In October, Funke served as the location for Hailey Bieber's Rhode Skin launch party, where she was joined by her husband Justin Bieber. A year earlier, Kim Kardashian brought her own birthday celebrations to Funke as she turned 43. 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The Guardian
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- The Guardian
The Adversary by Michael Crummey review – dark humour and depravity at the edge of the Earth
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