British actress Sophie Winkleman (a.ok.a. Woman Frederick Windsor) married Lord Frederick Windsor in 2009, bringing her into the royal household fold — so she has some perception on their lives within the public eye.
“The extra I get to know the royal household, the extra I get that their lives are complete hell and that stage of unasked-for fame is a type of torture,” Sophie, 45, shared throughout an interview with the U.Ok.'s The Times revealed Wednesday, November 12. “None of them went on Pop Idol or one thing to be well-known.”
She added, “To have that form of blinding highlight in your face from while you're born, not understanding fairly whom you may belief, not understanding if somebody's going to betray you, folks writing lies about you the entire time, is simply brutal. I really feel for all of them.”
Sophie mentioned she imagines residing with “scrutiny and strain” just isn't wholesome. “They don't have any selection,” she added.
Sophie's father-in-law is Prince Michael of Kent, Queen Elizabeth II's first cousin, which is how she is related to the royal household. She's been noticed at a number of royal occasions over time, together with standing on the Buckingham Palace balcony throughout Trooping the Color. Sophie was even photographed alongside King Charles III on the Royal Ascot throughout a number of appearances on the annual occasion. Extra just lately, she attended Katharine, The Duchess of Kent‘s memorial service in September.
Sophie and Frederick met in 2007 and tied the knot two years later.
“I didn't know anybody at my wedding ceremony,” she instructed The Instances, seemingly alluding to attendees from the royal household. “I had my greatest friends there, however principally it was filled with faces I'd by no means seen earlier than.”
This previous Could, Sophie mentioned her “blur” of a marriage throughout an interview with the U.Ok.'s The Telegraph.
“We needed to transfer to Los Angeles the day after, and I needed to begin a brand-new job the day after that,” she recalled. “So, we obtained married on Saturday and moved all the things, our complete lives, out to America the day after. And I'd been so concentrating on the work that I hadn't thought concerning the wedding ceremony.”
Regardless of the chaos that was her wedding ceremony, Sophie made it clear that she has no qualms about marrying into a really well-known household.
“Household isn't all the time good, however this lot are very candy,” she instructed The Telegraph of her husband's aspect. “I really like all of them.”
Other than her connection to the royals, Sophie has a profitable profession as an actress, having nabbed a number of notable roles.
She appeared in Peep Present from 2005 to 2010 as Huge Suze and starred in Two and a Half Males from 2011 to 2015 as Zoey. Sophie additionally performed The Countess in 2023's Wonka.
“I liked elements of the American DNA, the dynamism and can-do positivity,” she instructed The Instances on Wednesday about residing in L.A. for sure jobs. “They're joyful for his or her pals once they do effectively. The flip aspect is that they worship cash and fame a bit an excessive amount of.”
