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Anna Friel Plans Joint 50th and 21st Birthday With Daughter Gracie

She disclosed the plan during an RTS TV Awards appearance tied to her BBC drama Unforgivable.

Overview

  • Friel told reporters at the RTS TV Awards that she will throw a joint party, with her 50th in July and Gracie turning 21 a few days before.
  • She said Gracie is playing gigs as a singer-songwriter while finishing a university dissertation due in May.
  • Friel attended the ceremony for her supporting role in Jimmy McGovern’s Unforgivable, a one-off 90-minute BBC drama about painful family fallout.
  • The Mirror said Friel and co-star Bobby Schofield won trophies at the event, while PinkNews and the Mail highlighted her nomination.
  • Gracie is Friel’s daughter with actor David Thewlis, who separated from Friel in 2012 after nine years together.