Recently, British actor Eddie Redmayne talked with the UK’s Sunday Times about his controversial role in The Danish Girl and called it a mistake. The actor said, “No, I wouldn’t take it on now. I made that film with the best intentions, but I think it was a mistake.” He continued, “The bigger discussion about the frustrations around casting is because many people don’t have a chair at the table. There must be a leveling. Otherwise, we are going to carry on having these debates.”
The 39-year-old actor starred as a transgender woman Lili Elbe in the 2015 film The Danish Girl, for which he got nominated for Academy Award and Oscar. The film was helmed by Tom Hooper and was based on the life of Lili Elbe, who was one of the first people to undergo gender reassignment surgery. However, many people were not happy with the nominations and criticized that the role should have gone to an actual trans actor.
It’s 11 years since Eddie Redmayne last appeared on stage. But this won’t be the first time the Oscar-winning actor has played the role of the androgynous ringmaster in Cabaret. https://t.co/9mUgwm76Tx
— The Sunday Times (@thesundaytimes) November 21, 2021
He was also criticized by trans writer, Carol Grant calling the casting ‘regressive, reductive and contribute to harmful stereotypes.' She continued to claim the movie was a transmisogynist.
The actor is set to star in a new production of Cabaret as the Emcee, about which he said, “Of all the characters I've ever read, this one defies pigeonholing. I would ask people to come and see it before casting judgment.” His character in the production is often played by LGBT actors.
The British actor has given support to the transgender community by disagreeing with JK Rowling’s controversial tweet, which said People who menstruate rather than women. He said, “Respect for transgender people remains a cultural imperative, and over the years, I have been trying to constantly educate myself. This is an ongoing process.”
He made sure where he stood and disagreed with Jo’s comments and said, “Trans women are women, and Trans men are men, and non-binary identities are valid. I would never want to speak on behalf of the community, but I do know that my dear transgender friends and colleagues are tired of this constant questioning of their identities, which all too often results in violence and abuse. They simply want to live their lives peacefully, and it’s time to let them do so.”
Eddie Redmayne Married Life Hannah Bagshawe
The British actor Eddie Redmayne is married to Hannah Bagshawe. His wife is a PR executive and graduate of the University of Edinburgh. They first met when Eddie volunteered to walk for a fashion show topless for a charity. Eddie attended Eton College, and Hannah was at the neighboring boarding school for girls, and from then, they began their friendship.
They blossomed their 12-year long friendship into a romantic relationship and tied the knot in an intimate wedding ceremony at a historic manor house on 12 December 2014. He proposed her on a trip to Florence during downtime from shooting for Les Miserables in 2012.
His wife, Hannah Bagshawe, was born in London in 1982 and kept a low profile. She is also friends with Prince Harry and Megan Markle. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in English literature and French language and had her Master’s degree in the same field in 2006.
#EddieRedmayne was in attendance at the #HFPA / @THR #TorontoFilmFestival party with Hannah Bagshawe. #TIFF19 pic.twitter.com/XvEs93jr4V
— Eddie Redmayne Net (@eddieronline) September 8, 2019
The actor takes his wife to many red carpets of awards and events. He was spotted attending the red carpet at Golden Globes with his wife, Hannah, wearing a black gown while Eddie looked dapper in a traditional tux. At the time, the two had announced that they were expecting their first child, and Hannah said, “So much has happened that we can’t even compute.”
They have two children. They welcomed their first child, Iris Mary, in 2016 and their son Luke Richard in 2018. The actor has shared with the UK’s Baby magazine telling, “Marriage is the most wonderful achievement of them all for me because that has given me this platform to be a dad- the best dad I can be.”
Eddie Redmayne Net Worth
The British actor Eddie Redmayne has an estimated net worth of $15 million as per the record from Celebrity Net Worth. He is considered one of the biggest rising stars of Hollywood. His doors opened when he was spotted by director Lucy Bevan who offered him a role in Like Minds (2006). Then he went on to work in several films like The Good Shepherd (2006), Savage Grace (2007), and Powder Blue (2008).
His breakthrough role was in Les Miserables (2012), which was his childhood dream. Then he portrayed famous physician and scientist the late Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything in 2014, which earned him an Oscar for Best Actor. His other notable works are The Danish Girl, Harry Potter spin-off Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Early Man, and Fantastic beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.
He was born in 1982 in London, England, as Edward John David Redmayne. He had attended the prestigious Eton College and was a classmate of Prince William. He studied art and history at Cambridge University.