Dame Kristin Scott Thomas has delved into her working relationship with the late singer Prince, revealing a sweet gesture she once received from him along the way.
Ms Thomas is known for her roles in films such as Confessions of a Shopaholic, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Tomb Raider, Mission Impossible, and Keeping Mum.
She was also cast to be the lead in Under the Cherry Moon, which was being directed by Prince.
Ms Thomas discussed playing the lead in the film with Jonathan Ross on his self-titled talk show, where she explained: “I had been doing a play in a field in Burgundy and got a call from a casting agent.
The pair starred in Cherry Under the Moon
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“They said, ‘Prince is making a film in France and he wants local actresses to play the bit parts.’
“When I was doing the audition, there was a kerfuffle behind the camera and they said, ‘Would you like to audition for the lead?’ You just can’t believe that question when that happens.
“The lead in a film with Prince… I did it and I got the job and it was just incredible. He wasn’t directing in the beginning and then he took over.”
Ms Thomas admitted it was a “horrible flop” before revealing that years later, Prince watched her being interviewed on TV and invited her to dinner.
Ms Thomas said the film turned out to be a “bit of a flop”
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“The thing I liked most about that… is Prince, the king of cool, watching morning television in his hotel room.”
After spending time together, the Purple Rain singer went on to rent a whole row at one of her plays and even wrote a song about her.
Ms Thomas saidof the gesture: “The next day he said, ‘I’ve written a song for you.’ It’s lovely and it makes my heart swell. Sometimes I’ve had to think, ‘Gosh did this really happen?’ But it did.”
Discussing her extensive career, Ms Thomas says she was able to tell that Four Weddings would be a hit, and noted: “Four Weddings I did predict would be a huge success.
The singer was known for his voice in songs such as Purple Rain
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“Everything fell into place. [We were] in this state of grace, really extraordinary.”
Whilst still acting, Ms Thomas now directs and co-writes, and explained that it was “new territory” for her.
“It’s absolutely a first. I decided to make a film because I was getting a little bit bored with the fact that every time I read a profile piece on me, there was always a paragraph about my tragic childhood.
“It’s my story, and so the idea of writing a film about what happened to me as a child came up.”
Dame Kristin Scott Thomas on The Jonathan Ross Show this weekend
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Both Ms Thomas’ father and stepfather died whilst she was a child, both serving in the navy as pilots and being killed in exercise.