Dame Imelda Staunton Says Performing In Gypsy Was ‘Tough' On Husband Jim Carter

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Dame Imelda Staunton has said her starring role in West End show Gypsy was "tough" on her husband Jim Carter.

The actress, 68, who was recently made a dame in the King's Birthday Honours, won the best actress in a musical gong at the 2016 Olivier Awards for her role as Momma Rose in Jonathan Kent's 2015 production.

Speaking to British Vogue, the Bafta award-winner reflected on her marriage to Downton Abbey star Carter, 75, and what "success" means to her.

"But we can afford to say that – I don't mean financially, but with the work we've done and are lucky enough to still be doing.

She added: "I think when we got married, we did say, look, there's no point if we're going to be apart.

"If he was going to go to an exotic location, we'd go, 'Right, well, I can come out that weekend.'

"So we made that work. Or there's two jobs," she mimes looking at a diary, "I can go and do that. Do you need to do that? OK? Lovely."