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The Crown Cast and their off screen secrets!

They have more secrets than their on-screen counterparts
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Elizabeth Debicki

Elizabeth Debicki’s dating history is shrouded in mystery. “I’m really private,” she told The Guardian in 2016.

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Little was known about the willowy star’s private life, that is until playing Princess Diana propelled her into the spotlight. 

The 32-year-old actress made her red-carpet debut with love Kristian Rasmussen at The Crown’s London premiere, with her beau understandably looking a little startled by all the attention. 

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Little was known about the willowy star’s private life, that is until playing Princess Diana propelled her into the spotlight. (Credit: Getty)

Elizabeth has also dated Alexander England of Offspring and Howzat! Kerry Packer’s War. Alexander, 36, told News Limited in 2017 that Elizabeth – who at the time had scored a role in UK hit TV show The Night Manager – was the reason he felt emboldened to attempt breaking into Hollywood.

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“There are definitely elements of people I care about who are achieving these things and who aren’t scared to be ambitious,” he said. 

“Now I look at [international success] and realise it is possible. America is another marketplace and it makes sense to pursue that.”

It’s understood Alexander and Elizabeth split shortly after, she was later rumoured to be dating her The Night Manager co-star Tom Hiddleston. 

WATCH: The Crown’ Season 5 Sneak Peek

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Imelda Staunton

Imelda Staunton has  inherited the role of Queen Elizabeth II from Olivia Colman, but she’s definitely no stranger to Britain’s small screen.   

The acting great is well known for starring in Downton Abbey as the Dowager Countess’ cousin, Lady Maud Bagshaw, where she mixed business with pleasure! In real life, Imelda is married to Jim Carter, who played the Crawleys’ butler, Carson.

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The acting great is well known for starring in Downton Abbey as the Dowager Countess’ cousin, Lady Maud Bagshaw (Credit: Getty)

Imelda, 66, married Jim, 74, in 1983 after meeting while working in theatre, and in the most recent Downton Abbey movie, they filmed a cheeky nod to their marriage when a hat-shop owner mistook the aristocrat and the butler for husband and wife. Sparks are still flying four decades later.

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“We’re very fortunate because we still enjoy each other’s company,” she says. “We get very excited about going away for a couple of days together.”

WATCH: Imelda Staunton on The Crown season 5

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Dominic West

Dominic West has his own first-hand experience of being embroiled in a cheating scandal to help with his portrayal of then Prince Charle’s affair with Camilla Parker Bowles. 

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Dominic, 53, was snapped cosying up with 33-year-old Lily James (above) – who played his daughter in the movie The Pursuit of Love – in Rome in October 2020, despite being married to Catherine FitzGerald since 2010.

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Dominic West has his own first-hand experience of being embroiled in a cheating scandal (Credit: Getty)

After being busted by photographers with Lily, Dominic, alongside Catherine, released a statement, saying: “I just want to say our marriage is strong and we are very much still together,” he told reporters at the time.

Dominic and Catherine are still together, prompting rumours of an open relationship.

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WATCH: The Crown actress admits to carrying a vibrator like Diana

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Jonny Lee Miller

Jonny Lee Miller, who plays former prime minister John Major, enjoyed a wine-fuelled dinner date in his Brooklyn apartment last year with none other than his ex-wife, Angelina Jolie.

The actress, 47, was spotted sneaking into his building in a trench coat with a nice bottle of red, and insiders say some of her six children she shares with Brad Pitt have met her ex.

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Jonny, 50, was married to Angelina from 1996 to 1999, and later to Michele Hicks, whom he split from in 2018.

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Jonny Lee Miller shares an ex with Brad Pitt (Credit: Getty)

“Jonny and Angelina share a connection that will never be broken,” says a source. 

“He would love to get back together with her, but she has so much going on right now as she divorces Brad. But Jonny’s willing to be patient,” the source adds.

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