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'I'm 65 and things have never been better' - Kristin Scott Thomas on her 'freer' second marriage and what women have taught the new generation of men

Dame Kristin Scott Thomas attends the Opening Ceremony during the 65th Monte-Carlo Television Festival on June 12, 2026.

Dame Kristin Scott Thomas knows that people often mistake her for the "cold" women she often plays on-screen, but her reality couldn’t be more different.

In a candid and open conversation on Paloma Faith’s Mad, Sad, Bad podcast, The English Patient star opened up on feeling like "a dismal failure" and resenting becoming a statistic when her first marriage ended.

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