Michelle Dockery announced her new engagement in the most British way possible. The 40-year-old Essex native confirmed her betrothment in The Times, per Hello Magazine. “The engagement is announced between Jasper [Waller-Brige], son of Michael Waller-Bridge of King’s Lynn, Norfolk, and Teresa Waller-Bridge of Battersea, London, and Michelle Dockery, younger daughter of Michael and Lorraine Dockery of Gidea Park, Essex.” Michelle is best known for playing Lady Mary Crawley on Downton Abbey, and this engagement is a bit of an ITV/BBC crossover.
Jasper, 34, is the brother of Phoebe Waller-Bridge, the creator and star of the award-winning Fleabag. Phoebe is also the showrunner, head writer, and executive producer of the first series of Killing Eve.
Her brother has reportedly been dating Michelle since 2019, and they made their red carpet debut at the Rome Film Festival shortly after they struck up the romance.
Previously, Michelle was engaged to John Dineen, a commercial public relations executive, but he tragically passed away in December 2015 after a battle with cancer. “I never lost hope,” Michelle told The Guardian in 2017 when discussing her former fiancé’s health. “No.
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