Amelia Bullmore: ‘I met my husband doing Romeo and Juliet. We weren’t the leads

The actor on getting caught gossiping, the footballer she has a crush on, and having both her best and worst kiss in one night

Amelia Bullmore: ‘I met my husband doing Romeo and Juliet. We weren’t the leads

TL;DR

  • Amelia Bullmore is a 62-year-old actor and writer with credits in 'Coronation Street,' 'I’m Alan Partridge,' and 'Happy Valley.'
  • Her first play, 'Mammals,' co-won the Susan Smith Blackburn award in 2005.
  • Bullmore finds happiness in or near the sea and regrets overtalking and lack of directness in others.
  • Her most treasured possession is a necklace from her mother, and she wishes she had longer legs and a 'staggering mane.'
  • She cites her children as her greatest achievement and her husband, Paul Higgins, as her greatest love in the romance category.
  • Bullmore met her husband, Paul Higgins, while doing 'Romeo and Juliet,' experiencing both her worst and best kiss with him on the same night in 1992.