The actor on a kiss from Rupert Everett, a wedding day word of warning and wanting to be Donny Osmond’s wife
Born in Surrey, Fay Ripley, 56, worked as a clown while studying at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. In 1996, she was cast as Jenny in the Bafta- and British Comedy award-winning ITV drama Cold Feet, which ran for nine series between 1997 and 2020. Her other television work includes the film Green-Eyed Monster, comedy series Monday Monday, the revived Reggie Perrin and the crime drama Suspects. From 30 November she will star in Kerry Jackson at the National Theatre. She lives in London with her husband, the actor Daniel Lapaine, and their two children. She is the author of three cookbooks.
When were you happiest?
When my kids had little teeth and curly hair, and hadn’t discovered the idea of wanting to leave home.
