Dame Maggie Smith moans that “f***ing Downton” has ruined her life and selfie-takers interfere with her trips to Waitrose.
The two-time Oscar-winning actress allegedly dropped the F-bomb while bemoaning her global fame thanks to the hit series.
Speaking at a Hollywood event, co-star Allen Leech revealed Dame Maggie told the Downton cast she loathes not being able to head out shopping anymore as fans want to talk about the series – which has just hit the big screen.
Leech, who plays driver Tom Branson on the show, admitted: “Even Maggie would have to say this is a career-defining moment and mainly she will say it because she can’t walk to a supermarket anymore.
“She said: ‘I was fine in my career until I did f***ing Downton Abbey. Everybody left me alone. I can’t even go to Waitrose.” The Downton Abbey film has banked over £130m so far at the box office, with a second film tipped by creator Julian Fellowes.
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Dame Maggie, who was honoured by the Queen in 1990 for contributions to the performing arts, has previously admitted she hates posing for fan pictures.
She said: “Wherever you go, people want to take a picture of you or take a picture of them with you.
“And it’s very hard to do anything on your own.
“Obviously, it depends who it is. If it’s a very young person, you know, a child, of course you would. But it is incredibly intrusive.”
Over a career spanning 67 years, it’s arguable the 84-year-old is no stranger to fame having won awards for her work in TV, film and the stage.
She won her first Oscar in 1969 for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.
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