What you need to know about Lucy Boynton, Rami Malek's lover and Ex-girlfriend of Johnny Depp

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Actor Rami Malek became the best actor of the past year, receiving his first "Oscar" for the role of Freddie Mercury in the musical "Bohemian Rhapsody". Taking the stage, he thanked the creators of the tape, the musicians of the Queen group and his co-star Lucy Boynton, adding at the end that she stole his heart. We tell what is known about this rising British film star.

Lucy Boynton and Rami Malek

Lucy Boynton was born into the family of the famous British journalist Graham Boynton and his wife Adriana Pielu. Until the age of five, the girl lived in New York, and then the Boyntons returned to London. Her first major role in a movie was the drama "Miss Porter", in which she played the main character of the film in her youth, she was only 12 years old at that time, and on the Boynton set she was lucky enough to work with Renee Zellweger and Ewan McGregor. In an interview, Boynton then said that she wanted to become an actress after watching the movie "My Daughter". A year later, she got a role in the family story "Ballet Shoes", and then the first series happened - "Sense and Sensibility" based on the novel by Jane Austen.

Lucy Boynton in the movie Ballet Shoes

Then Boynton worked a lot on television. She can be seen in episodes of such series as "Borgia" and "Life in Squares". One of her most notable screen appearances, before her role in Bohemian Rhapsody, was her participation in the detective film Murder on the Orient Express . In this film adaptation of Agatha Christie's novel, she played the languid and mysterious Countess Helena Andrenyi. 1920s style outfits including oriental silk robes and dramatic veils.

Lucy Boynton in Murder on the Orient Express

The world started talking about Miss Boynton loudly in 2018, when Bohemian Rhapsody was released. In the film, she played Mary Austin, a blonde beauty who becomes Freddie Mercury's first lover and then remains his close friend for life. Rami Malek himself said that he did not have to play in doubles with Boynton - everything just happened by itself, he did not need to do something on purpose. And Lucy, in turn, added that in this role she was attracted primarily by the dynamics that reigned in the relationship between Freddie and Mary. The couple has been together for about a year, although they only confirmed rumors about their relationship now.

Lucy Boynton and Rami Malek in Bohemian Rhapsody

Lucy Boynton in the movie Bohemian Rhapsody

At the 2019 Oscars, she appeared in a deep purple Rodarte floor-length dress and instantly earned comparisons with acclaimed Hollywood diva Grace Kelly. However, even before that, Boynton showed no less vivid looks - she often choses Gucci, Erdem, Valentino and Miu Miu. The stylist Leith Clark helps her with the choice of outfits, among whose clients are also Keira Knightley and Zoe Kazan. They rely on romanticism, but not boring and predictable, but non-trivial and at the same time very modern.

Boynton does not forget about makeup - glitter scattered over the eyelids, intricate arrows and thickly lined eyes.