My London: Anne-Marie Duff

The actress buys umbrellas on New Oxford Street and flowers at Columbia Road market
Crouch Ender: Anne-Marie Duff
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Home is…

Crouch End. It’s got a delicious village vibe. There is no Tube station so we all use buses and trains. From the top floor of our house we have an amazing view of Ally Pally, which looks especially beautiful in the snow.

Best place for a first date?

Columbia Road Flower Market on a Sunday morning: flowers, coffee, bagels.

Columbia Road Flower Market
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What’s the most romantic thing someone’s done for you?

Propose. Enough said.

First thing you do when you arrive back in London?

See my family and friends, then check out what’s happening in the theatre.

Best meal you’ve had?

Heirloom in Crouch End; the food is well-sourced and delicious, and it’s also nice and cosy. The fish and chips are beyond delicious.

Earliest London memory?

Coming into town from Southall as a kid, with my friend Lisa and her family to look at the Christmas lights. I still go to see the tree in Trafalgar Square every year.

Last play you saw?

Not a play, but a concert. We saw Florence and the Machine at Alexandra Palace and it was true theatre. She’s like Janis Joplin and Isadora Duncan’s love child.

Bursting at the seams: Florence Welch captivated the audience
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What would you do as Mayor for the day?

Make all of our incredible theatres available to people on a minimum wage.

Favourite club?

A cocktail at The Club at the Ivy is pretty special.

The Ivy

What’s the best thing a cabbie has ever said to you?

That I reminded him of Jude Law. I took it as a compliment.

Ever had a run-in with a policeman?

Yes. Next question.

Best place to let your hair down?

My kitchen. Lots of dancing happens there.

Biggest extravagance?

Food. I love food markets and specialists. I’m a bit of a piggy.

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Who do you call when you want to have fun?

Dorothy Duffy and Eileen Walsh. We all met when we were working on The Magdalene Sisters and they still make me roar.

Shops you rely on?

James Smith & Sons on New Oxford Street for handmade umbrellas; Foyles on Charing Cross Road and Waterstones on Piccadilly, because the death of bookshops is a great loss and you don’t have happy accidents online; Four salon on Conduit Street for hair colouring.

Building you’d like to buy?

Bush House, because the old BBC World Service building is unspeakably beautiful. I’d fill it with friends and their offspring.

Best place for a nightcap?

Bocca di Lupo on Archer Street for a Bellini.

At the moment you are?

Rehearsing Husbands & Sons at the National Theatre, which opens on 27 October. It’s completely wonderful and terrifying all in one breath.

Leading the way: Carey Mulligan as Maud Watts in Suffragette
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Building you’d like to be locked in overnight?

The Palace of Westminster. When we were filming Suffragette there we were given a very special tour. I’d love to have a further snoop.

Best piece of advice you’ve been given?

You are always you, just a different version of yourself.

Suffragette is out on 30 October

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