But I think it makes you more focused on the boys.”ĭespite her privileged upbringing of boarding school, Gabriella doesn’t agree with it. “I think the point of being an all-girls school is to remove that so you are more focused. So all you think about is boys, which is a sort of weird one. She said: “I think at that age, 13 until I was 16, you are sort of at an age where anything you are told you can’t have, you want and you sort of rebel against that, and so having boys entirely removed is bizarre. It wasn’t just freedom and drink Gabriella became interested in, boys were also a draw. “We would go to someone’s house and sit there, but it was just the fact that you were kind of taking your life into your own hands a little bit and it was fun.” She said: “I think in boarding school, everyone’s thing is to get out, so I would just sneak out a lot and go to London. She grew up in Hampshire and went to posh all-girls school Heathfield, in Ascot, Berkshire, where she was suspended for smuggling in vodka. “I think the patriotic side of it and the ceremony side of it, I have my opinions about all that but not ones I should probably say in an interview.” But then, Gabriella was always something of a rebel. Then there’s the political side of it, which I won’t go into. She said: “I think there is a sensitive, fun side to it. Sadly, I don’t have any stories of inside Buckingham Palace.”Īnd despite her royal connection to Charles II, it seems Gabriella isn’t wholly on the side of the royals. She laughed: “I don’t have a personal connection, he’s not a friend of mine, basically she’s my dad’s ex-wife’s daughter. Gabriella is quick to discount any royal connection. In some complicated family tree shenanigans, Gabriella and Cressida share a half-sister in Isabella Calthorpe, who in turn is married to Virgin heir Sam Branson. She is a descendent of Charles II and is best friends with Prince Harry’s girlfriend Cressida Bonas. Her family have some very big connections. “It was a strange thing to think of and I was with my agent and she just suggested Wilde because we were looking through her bookcases and plays and Oscar Wilde was there. Gabriella said: “I was going to change my name for obvious reasons and I couldn’t think of a name to change it to. She changed her mouthful of a name when she got into acting. I have to admit I haven’t met many Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpes among the Browns, Wilsons or Andersons of normal Scottish life. Gabriella Wilde and Alan Pownall (Image: David M.Benett/Getty Images) She laughed: “It’s a Scottish name, it’s very long and it’s kind of ridiculous in modern day life.” It’s Gabriella Zanna Vanessa Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe. Talking of big, Burke’s Peerage gives Gabriella’s real name in full. Having hit the Hollywood big time last year in the remake of Carrie playing school bully Sue Snell, she’ll next be seen in Squatters with True Blood star Luke Grimes and Richard Dreyfuss. She got engaged to her musician boyfriend Alan Pownall last year after dating for four years and they decided the wedding will wait until after the birth. Gabriella is busy looking after her baby son Sasha Blue Pownall, who was born on February 3. Being exactly who you are with the other person.” She added: “I think probably honesty is the biggest quality I look for in a relationship. Instead, she likes romance to be everyday little touches. It’s more romantic than being given a big bunch of flowers that everyone else is doing.” “I think it can be romantic doing nothing on Valentine’s Day. Gabriella, who gave birth last week to her first child, said: “I’m not really a fan of Valentine’s Day. LAST night, many of you will have gone to the cinema to get all romantic for Valentine’s by watching Endless Love.īut the star of the film, 24-year-old Gabriella Wilde, stayed in and reckons romance is doing nothing.
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