Imelda Staunton has opened up about how she and Jim ... sacrifices and giving up roles in order to spend more time with her husband, who in turn has given up acting work for her when required.

Well, hello, Imelda, it’s so nice to have you back where you belong – and where Dame Imelda Staunton truly belongs ...

Laura Carmichael’s first TV job was in Downton Abbey as Lady Edith and it was her now co-star Imelda Staunton’s real life husband, Jim Carter, who took Laura under his wing during filming.

Dame Imelda Staunton with her husband Jim Carter and daughter Bessie Carter after being made a Dame Commander of the British Empire (Andrew Matthews/PA) Dame Imelda Staunton and her daughter ...

Imelda Mary Philomena Bernadette Staunton ... dressing salon while Staunton’s father worked on the roads. Staunton met her husband, English actor Jim Carter, in Richard Eyre's landmark early ...