What a Recovery ; After Ralph Fiennes Publicly Dumped Her, a Star Part in Er Repaired Alex Kingston's Ego. Since That Flat-Lined, She's Come Back to Life yet Again On the London Stage. Lydia Slater Meets a Survivor

Evening Standard - London › May 19, 2006

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Alex Kingston explodes into the quiet Chelsea restaurant, all untamed curls, cleavage and shiny white teeth, her glamorous Issa frock swirling around her.

'Hello!' she booms in confident tones, clasping my hand in a wince-making grip.

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What a Recovery ; After Ralph Fiennes Publicly Dumped Her, a Star Part in Er Repaired Alex Kingston's Ego. Since That Flat-Lined, She's Come Back to Life yet Again On the London Stage. Lydia Slater Meets a Survivor

The restaurant falls completely silent as our fellow-diners, mostly old ladies, stare at her in amazement. Kingston clearly doesn't care. She is on ebullient form, delighted to be back in London, and experiencing a proper spring for the first time after years in Los Angeles. 'The daffodils!' she shrieks. 'The tulips! The other day, I was walking to work through St James's Park and there were huge clumps of cherry blossom on the ground. I thought, it's a bit embarrassing, but I've got to take some with me. Oh, it's just stunning here.' Her mood was very different when she left London ten years ago. Then, she was fleeing the ...

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