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Daily Mail
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Stephen Graham admits he still finds his wife 'dead saucy' after 17-years of marriage as he gushes over their partnership amid the success of Netflix's Adolescence
They have been married for 17-years and Stephen Graham has confessed he is still as in love with his wife as ever. The Adolescence star, 51, and Hannah Walters met when they were just starting out as trainee actors at Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance in Sidcup, Kent. After working together on This England in 2006, their bond strengthened and they went on to tie the knot in June 2008. And as they approach their 17 year anniversary, Stephen admitted he still finds his wife 'dead saucy'. Opening up about their relationship in an interview with GQ Stephen gushed: 'She's me best mate for one, she's funny as f**k. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. 'I find her dead saucy. She's amazing. She's the light of my life. Do you know what I mean? We're a great little partnership. It really works.' The couple also work together on their joint production company, appropriately named Matriarch Productions, which was behind the hugely successful Netflix series Adolescence. On the impact of the series Stephen explained: 'I hoped it would create conversation, the amount of stuff me and Hannah are getting sent, and the amount of people I'm seeing on the streets who were saying that has happened between them and their children, is huge. 'To me, that's objective complete. We've done our bit. Now you go and crack on.' As well as playing a pivotal role off-screen, Hannah even had a brief on-screen cameo during the series. The actress and producer, 48, appeared in episode two as Mrs. Bailey - a teacher at Bruntwood Academy who reprimands Katie's grief-stricken best friend Jade (Fatima Bojang) for punching Ryan (Kaine Davis). But this is not the first head-turning project that Hannah has worked with her husband on. Their collaboration brought forth the multi-BAFTA-nominated film Boiling Point in 2021, where Hannah not only served as an executive producer but also appeared on screen. The film – like each episode of Adolescence - was remarkably filmed in one single take. Meanwhile Stephen has always been his wife's biggest fan. Reflecting on her talent during an online Q&A about 2021 prison drama Time, he gushed: 'I watched Hannah back in the day at drama school and always thought she was brilliant.' Elsewhere while on the Graham Norton show in February, Stephen explained how Hannah was also key to getting the production of their other streaming success on Disney+, A Thousand Blows, off the ground as she presented the story to Peaky Blinders creator, Steven Knight, who was fascinated by the idea. The couple settled in Ibstock, Leicestershire, close to Hannah's family, where they are well-liked in the community and live in a modest £450k four-bedroomed semi. The pair share daughter Grace, 20, and Alfie, 18. Speaking about the importance of spending time with his children he said: 'There's a lesson that I learned, and I think it goes back to making that choice of not wanting to go to America and not having that kind of drive to be famous. 'I remember Alfie, when he was young, asking me to go and kick a ball about or whatever. 'And me going, "I can't, just give me half an hour. I'm doing this." And as he turned and walked away, I kind of stopped and I looked and I seen his back [slumped], And I thought, "Oh sh*t, wait a minute. I can do this any time. That mightn't happen again." 'So what I would say is: always make time. No matter how busy you are, make time, because that opportunity may never come back again.' The Heroes Issue of British GQ is available via digital download and on newsstands on 10th June.
South China Morning Post
31-03-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Meet Adolescence star Stephen Graham's wife, Hannah Walters: the couple were ‘bezzie mates' at drama school and have been married since 2008 – they also founded Matriarch Productions together
Netflix's new UK crime thriller Adolescence, which impressed fans all over the world with its one-take episodes and stellar performances, has spent two weeks on the streamer's top 10 chart after opening with a whopping 24.3 million views in four days, per Variety. The series explores the psychology of a 13-year-old boy named Jamie Miller, played by breakout star Owen Cooper, who is accused of killing his schoolmate Katie. (Left to right) Mark Stanley, Owen Cooper and Stephen Graham in a scene from Adolescence. Photo: Netflix via AP Advertisement Adolescence was co-created and co-written by Boardwalk Empire star Stephen Graham. He also stars in the leading role of Eddie Miller, Jamie's father, who is left to cope with the aftermath of his son's heinous actions after his arrest. Graham is phenomenal, as expected of the award-winning actor, but fans were surprised to find out that his wife, Hannah Walters, executive produced the show with him and has a cameo in it too. Walters plays Bruntwood Academy teacher Mrs Bailey, who in episode two, assists detective inspector Luke Bascombe (Ashley Walters) and detective sergeant Misha Frank (Faye Marsay) with their investigation into Katie's murder. Fatima Bojang plays Katie's best friend Jade in Adolescence, while Hannah Walters plays teacher Mrs Bailey. Photo: IMDb So who is Hannah Walters, who picks her dyslexic husband's scripts for him, as he revealed during a 2020 Bafta Sessions panel? She's an actress Hannah Walters has collaborated with her husband, Stephen Graham, on multiple projects. Photo: @waltersgraham/Instagram
The Independent
18-02-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Actor Stephen Graham backs new organisation to help ex-offenders find work
Award-winning actor Stephen Graham is backing a new initiative aimed at helping ex-offenders get jobs in the transport industry, saying it is vital to break the 'vicious circle of criminality and unemployment'. The Rebuilding Futures Alliance (RFA) is a not-for-profit organisation which has been launched to offer former inmates the chance to learn a skilled trade in the rail, bus and other transport sectors. Graham has become an ambassador for the RFA with his wife, actress Hannah Walters. Both starred in the BBC prison drama Time, which the alliance says has given them an extra insight into the problems ex-prisoners face. This is game-changing for employment, for public transport, infrastructure and for society Actress and Rebuilding Futures Alliance ambassador Hannah Walters The RFA has been founded by rail industry stalwart Chris Leech, who said the UK's reoffending rates are among the highest in the developed world, with one in two people released after short sentences offending again within 12 months. This figure drops to one in five for those who secure a job with purpose, the RFA said. A report by the Independent Sentencing Review, published on Tuesday, said the latest data shows those leaving custody have the highest reoffending rates at 37.2%. This rises to 56.9% for those serving short sentences of less than a year. Graham said: ' Prisons are at breaking point, and when people do leave jail, 50% of individuals within the first 12 months fall back into the vicious circle of criminality and unemployment. The Rebuilding Futures Alliance aims to change all that for low-risk offenders, who account for a large part of the prison population.' Walters said: 'This is game-changing for employment, for public transport, infrastructure and for society. When someone serves their time, it's critical that they get given the right support to put them on a path and that it is tracked, measured and reported.' She said: 'Ultimately, it's about saving lives and breaking generational unemployment and criminality amongst low-risk offenders. 'Everyone stands to benefit and we are delighted to be helping to lead this movement for change.' To have the backing of such high-profile, talented people who have brought experiences of the prison system to life on the screen is just overwhelming and we can't thank them enough Chris Leech, Rebuilding Futures Alliance The RFA is bringing more than 100 past-conviction charities together to help them work directly with the UK's biggest transport employers. It said the initiative will also help tackle the workforce shortage in the sector, citing research that 90,000 people will leave the rail industry due to retirement and other reasons over the next five years. In 2018, research for the Ministry of Justice estimated that reoffending had an estimated cost to the UK of £18.1 billion a year. Mr Leech said: 'To have the backing of such high-profile, talented people who have brought experiences of the prison system to life on the screen is just overwhelming and we can't thank them enough.' He said a specially devised tracker will be used to follow each person's progress into employment and measure the value to the economy. The RFA said it hopes to branch out across more sectors once the transport rollout is completed. – Graham is about to star in the Disney+ Victorian boxing drama A Thousand Blows, on which he and Walters are executive producers.
