Jessica Brown Findlay, known for her role in Downton Abbey, reflects on her childhood passion for ballet, the devastating injury that threatened her career, and her resilience in overcoming adversity.
Actor Jessica Brown Findlay looks back: ‘I was told I would never dance again. It was devastating – but also a gift’
The information I have about myself from that age is from other people, my parents, mainly. I know that I was very expressive, with no inhibitions. I was apparently pretty spirited and very goofy in general. As much as I enjoyed making people laugh, I was also insanely well behaved and terrified of getting in trouble. That fear also hasn’t changed. I can’t stand being told off.
Eventually, everyone else turned into a teenager and got over ballet, make-believe stories and The Railway Children, but that phase didn’t end for me. I didn’t mind too much that I didn’t have lots of friends, but when I got to secondary school, I finally met some like-minded people.
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