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T H E B I G I N T E RV I E W

This is
Vicky

Bafta winner Vicky
McClure has become a
familiar face in some of
our finest homegrown
drama, but Hollywood?
Who needs it?

T

alk to Vicky McClure for
any length of time and
you will soon become
aware of a host of things.
That she is funny,
down-to-earth, closely
attached to her home city
of Nottingham and her
close-knit family
who live there,
particularly her older sister, Jenny, her fairly new nephews and
her very new fiancé, actor and director, Jonny Owen ('We've
not named the date, but we're not far off,' she says). That she is
striking in the flesh, with piercing eyes, capable of conveying an
androgynous otherness, femininity and most points inbetween.
That she speaks her mind and is never lost for a word. And that
she does not take her current success or indeed her career -
dominated by outstanding performances in acclaimed dramas
such as Line Of Duty, The Replacement and the This Is England
trilogy - for granted. Not for one minute.
'I think people have got this illusion about me,' she
explains over a mug of tea. 'Don't get me wrong, I'm at a
stage where I feel very content.
'But it's not like the door is constantly being banged
down. Nobody's saying "Please come and work for us" and I like
to admit that, for everybody out there who's really f*cking trying
and who thinks we're all having the best time and it's all working
out perfectly, it isn't. Just because you're on Graham Norton
doesn't mean you've got nine jobs backed up.'

Even that chat show is seen more as a responsibility
than a perk. 'It's a frightening prospect, to know you're
entertaining the masses and this is what their Friday night is
about, because I'm that audience member too. I don't want
somebody sat there looking afraid. It's not attractive.'
Did she enjoy it, though?
'I had a great time,' she laughs. 'I was on with Rob Brydon,
Brendan O'Carroll and Harry Styles, so it was a nice crowd, a
best-case scenario.' She pauses to take a sip of tea. 'If I'd been
on with Tom Cruise I think I might have shat myself.'

DANCING ON AIR
Vicky McClure, 34, grew up on an estate in Nottingham
where the streets are named after the local ice-skating heroes
- Torvill Drive and Dean Close. She remembers watching
a documentary with her mum about The Carpenters and
became obsessed with both their music and the tragic demise
of singer, Karen. She was determined to perform and, in
particular to dance - she insists dancing remains her only
form of exercise.
She auditioned unsuccessfully for the Royal Ballet (weak
ankles) and successfully for the Italia Conti Academy of
Theatre Arts in London, but her parents couldn't afford the
fees so she stayed in Nottingham and ended up at the city's
Television Workshop.
By now her musical tastes ran to Missy Elliott and TLC
and she enjoyed a typical 90s teenager existence until
local director, Shane Meadows offered her a part in his
breakthrough feature A Room For Romeo Brass. She was 15.

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