UPDATE: Monday, Sept. 22: Dowton Abbey star Laura Carmichael (who plays Lady Edith on the Brit hit) has spilled the beans about George Clooney’s upcoming appearance in a Downton charity video, revealing the Gravity star tries to steal a kiss from the Dowager Countess herself.
That’s right, the love scene we never thought we’d see between George Clooney and Maggie Smith actually happened, and Laura gave an account of the scene during an appearance on U.K. morning show This Morning, recounts The Hollywood Reporter.
“There’s a very brilliant moment with Maggie and George — I don’t know if I want to give away any more than that really — but George wants to a kiss, and Maggie ends up on the floor. It’s wonderful,”; she said, adding that the cast was gobsmacked when Clooney showed up on the set unannounced.
“We didn’t know it would happen until he turned up,”; said Laura. “We were filming anywa.”;
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George Clooney is set to take on a one-time role in an ITV charity movie staged on the Downton Abbey set at Highclere castle.
A spokesperson for the BBC confirms the news to US Weekly and reveals that Clooney appears in a sketch scene for a fundraiser titled Text Santa.
Back in May, Clooney toured the Highclere Castle grounds in Hampshire, England with fiancée Amal Alamuddin.
Clooney, who starred alongside Donwton Abbey‘s Hugh Bonneville in The Monument’s Men, is said to be a huge fan of the period piece.
Text Santa has raised $15 million for charities since first hitting the small screen in 2010. In 2014, Text Santa proceeds will benefit the Alzheimer’s Society, Guide Dogs, Marie Curie Cancer Care, Teenage Cancer Trust,Together for Short Lives, and WellChild.
The charity show is set to air during the 2014 holiday season.
