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Brenda Blethyn speaks about playing Vera in hit ITV show, Brenda said the pair got married because it 'seemed the sensible thing to do', Brenda and her second husband Michael Mayhew at the 2013 South Bank Sky Arts Awards in London, Brenda Blethyn has opened up about why she got married after a 35-year engagement, Vera actress Brenda Blethyn leaves viewers stunned with major transformation, Filming of ITV's Vera halted by sickness bug affecting cast and crew. And Alan gave me all the proceeds of the house to see me through drama school. Despite being constantly down in the dumps on screen, Brenda, her actress, has had a long and happy life. However, the star has only spoken a few times about their marriage. The generations before. You never let it go., Got a story? Charles was a bootmaker, aged 39, and Elizabeth was 30, her birthplace in this census being given as Reading, Berkshire, some way from Abingdon. Blethyn has been acting since her 1980 debut in 'Can We Get on Now Please?' and has since starred in shows like 'Secrets & Lies', and films like Pride & Prejudice and Atonement. ","spans":[{"start":69,"end":80,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/1881-england-wales-and-scotland-census"}}]}]}},{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleBodyImage_with_link","type":"image_with_link","label":null,"fields":[{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleBodyImage_with_linkFields","image_with_link":{"dimensions":{"width":1067,"height":352},"alt":"William Bottle in 1881. Something went wrong, please try again later. She then met British art director Michael Mayhew has been her partner since 1975, but the couple didn't tie the knot until June 2010. Vera fans have been treated to over a decade of the busybody copper, whose eye for detail makes her a cut above the rest of the Northumberland and City Police. ","spans":[{"start":40,"end":62,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBC/1861/0500/00473A&parentid=GBC/1861/0003318224"}}]}]}]},{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleBodyText","type":"text","label":null,"primary":{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleBodyTextPrimary","text":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"However, William's birthplace was shown as Stepney, which could only have been an error because in all subsequent censuses it was clearly given as Maidstone. Blethyn was previously married to Alan James Blethyn from 1964 to 1973. Mum, however, although she felt the same way, said she needed a little more persuading. She later wed Michael Mayhew in 2010. [view couple] Partner Comparison Discussions Have your say Be the first to make a comment >> The latest series has no shortage of dead bodies for Vera to investigate, and fans will enjoy looking back over old episodes this Christmas. ","spans":[]}]},"date_posted":"2022-05-13","metaTitle":null,"metaOgTitle":null,"metaDescription":null,"metaOgDescription":null,"metaCanonical":null,"_meta":{"__ref":"PrismicMeta:XUAM-hEAACIA4YJl"},"body":[{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleBodyText","type":"text","label":null,"primary":{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleBodyTextPrimary","text":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"The brilliantly versatile actress Brenda Blethyn OBE, one of Britain's national treasures, has a family history that is as varied as her acting career. Brenda said: He met somebody else. It all tells a story. There are two visitors in the house, Winifred and Florence Fischer, presumably sisters. The actress told Radio Times: "We were getting on a bit and it seemed the sensible thing to do. Either as framed originals, or unframed giclee/ high-end prints (where prints are framed, it has beenindicated). 36-year-old Edward Challen was a tobacconist, born in Ramsgate. William came back from six years with the Royal Field Artillery in India, where he was a bombardier, to work as a chauffeur in the same household that Louisa worked as a parlour maid. Blethyn kept her husband's surname as her professional name. View this record here. Rogue London tenant fined 34k after sub-letting their room from abroad and leaving resident homeless, A subtenant, who was tricked, was forced to make a homeless application, London ULEZ: Harrow refuses to install TfL cameras needed to record 12.50 a day charge, The council sent a letter to the Mayor of London claiming the evidence that the expansion will work is 'not there', London buses: Elderly to be hit by 'devastating' permanent Freedom Pass restrictions and fare hikes, Abigail Wood, CEO of Age UK London said: "We are devastated that the voices of older Londoners have been ignored. ","spans":[{"start":38,"end":60,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBC/1911/RG14/04334/0377&parentid=GBC/1911/RG14/04334/0377/5"}}]}]}]},{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleBodyText","type":"text","label":null,"primary":{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleBodyTextPrimary","text":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"Using Findmypast's marriages indexes, I found Brenda's paternal grandparents William Bottle and Jane Annie Ellen Challen in Thanet, Kent in 1878. Brenda married Alan James Blethyn, a graphic designer she met while working for British Rail, in 1964. 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