By Reuters. [14][15] He is reported to have thought her reminiscent of Coco Chanel. The Pirates! [56] On 12 April 2011, a photograph of Tennant as Hamlet featured on a stamp issued by the Royal Mail to mark the RSC's fiftieth anniversary. Born in London on 1970, Tennant was known for her androgynous sultry looks and aristocratic heritage. [138], For other people named David Tennant, see. The podcast's episodes feature Olivia Colman, Whoopi Goldberg, Jodie Whittaker, Ian McKellen, Jon Hamm, Gordon Brown, Jennifer Garner, Catherine Tate, Krysten Ritter, James Corden, Samantha Bee, Tina Fey, and Michael Sheen. [30] He continued to play the Tenth Doctor into the revived programme's fourth series in 2008. Fashion. The teenager from . BBC Two. [88] Between March and June 2017 Tennant appeared in Patrick Marber's Don Juan in Soho at the Wyndham's Theatre. British model Stella Tennant has died at the age of 50, her family have said. Model Stella Tennant walks the runway during the Versace show as part of Paris Fashion Week - Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2014-2015 on 6 July 2014 in Paris, Getty Images Model Stella Tennant attends . Tennant attended Arts Educational Schools (ArtsEd) for . Her groom was David Lasnet, assistant to the photographer Mario Testino; they had met on a shoot. Her unconventional . He is a dog lover and owns a pet dog named Feud. He watched almost every Doctor Who episode for years and once spoke to Fourth Doctor actor Tom Baker at a book-signing event in Glasgow. [113], In December 2005, The Stage placed Tennant at No. [19] In 2003 Tennant appeared in the film Bright Young Things. He also played an unnamed Time Lord in another Doctor Who Unbound play Exile. On 9 February 2015, Tennant appeared on the Radio 4 panel show Just a Minute, becoming the show's most successful debut contestant. Stella Tennant, a British supermodel who rose to fame in the '90s, has died days after her 50th birthday. [8][26], In 2009, Tennant worked with green lifestyle organisation Global Cool to promote using less energy at home. She said that by the time people were allowed to travel again and the catwalk shows re-started, she would be regarded as too old. [63] Between April and June, he filmed Spies of Warsaw for BBC Four, in the lead role of Jean-Franois Mercier. He played Alan, a self-made building site manager who attempted to rebuild his life after suffering a debilitating brain injury. Tennant developed his career in the British theatre, frequently performing with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Tennant also returned for the final episode of the series with the rest of the participants from the other episodes in the series to take part in one final experiment. LONDON - Stella Tennant, one of Britain's top models, has died at the age of 50, British media reported on Wednesday. Tennant had a cameo appearance as the Doctor in the 2007 finale episode of the BBC/HBO comedy series Extras with Ricky Gervais. 12:14 EST 24 Dec 2020. Stella Tennant, the aristocratic British model who was a muse to designers such as Karl Lagerfeld and Gianni Versace, has died suddenly at the age of 50, her family said Wednesday. Lasnet asked Stella to have children with him within two months of their relationship starting. (2011), Ferdinand (2017), Final Space (20182021), gen:LOCK (2019present), the How to Train Your Dragon films (20102019), and as Scrooge McDuck in DuckTales (20172021). 'The first six months were very dampened by our capacity to communicate with each other,' he said previously. He follows a non-vegetarian diet. In August, it emerged that Stella had quietly separated from her husband some 21 years. David lasnet and aristocratic supermodel Stella Tennant married in 1999 in Oxnam, a town on the Scottish borders. [10] He also made an early television appearance in the Scottish TV sitcom Rab C Nesbitt as a transgender barmaid called Davina. Her famil. The pair split in August Stella Tennant died this week just weeks after her 50th . Furthermore, Cecily Lasnet was born to her parents David Lasnet (Father) who is a French photographer, and Stella Tennant (Mother) who was a British model. The fashion designer attributed to her resemblance to Coco Chanel. [38], While playing the Doctor, Tennant was also in the early December 2005 ITV drama Secret Smile. [87], In 2017, Tennant appeared in writer/director Daisy Aitkens' first feature film, You, Me and Him. Early life. ', 'When we moved here, Stella's mom watched me cutting down trees and said: 'Yeah, it takes 10 minutes to chop down a tree and 10 years to see it grow.'. Iris Lasnet was welcomed by David and Stella, in 2004. . However, on 29 October 2008, he announced that he would be stepping down from the role after three full series. They lived briefly in Manhattan before returning to Scotland, where they had a mews house in Edinburgh and a home in Edrom, Berwickshire, with a vegetable garden and chickens. . Unusually for a fashion star, Tennant stayed faithful to her home territory. In May 2022, in relation to the show's 60th anniversary, it was announced that Tennant would once again return to the show, alongside Tate, who would reprise her role as Donna Noble. When his mother married Scottish actor David Tennant in 2011, whom she had met in 2008, Tennant adopted Ty, who gained Tennant's surname. They had four children together. His other notable roles include Giacomo Casanova in the BBC comedy-drama serial Casanova (2005), Barty Crouch Jr. in the fantasy film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), Peter Vincent in the horror remake Fright Night (2011), DI Alec Hardy in the ITV crime drama series Broadchurch (20132017), Kilgrave in the Netflix superhero series Jessica Jones (20152019), Crowley in the Amazon Prime fantasy series Good Omens (2019present), and Phileas Fogg in Around the World in 80 Days (2021). I was so nervous that the rice kept falling off my fork. David John Tennant (n McDonald; born 18 April 1971) is a Scottish actor. And yet that photo in 1993 kicked off a 27-year career, a longevity enjoyed by only a few top models, most of whom earn the sobriquet "super" for their trouble. 'I'm incredibly glad to be where I am. David loves surfing and skate boarding in his leisure time. Karl Lagerfeld named Tennant the face of Chanel in 1996, and she was cited by several designers as their . She joked that "we're like George and Mildred in 20 years' time we'll probably be doing a ropey old sitcom in a terraced house in Preston". [127][128] They have five children,[129][130] including actor Ty Tennant, Moffett's child from a previous relationship whom Tennant adopted. She later returned to the runway and worked on several campaigns behind the camera. He played the title role in Big Finish's adaptation of Bryan Talbot's The Adventures of Luther Arkwright (2005). Tennant has worked extensively on stage, including a portrayal of the title character in a 2008 Royal Shakespeare Company production of Hamlet that was later adapted for television. When asked by Collider if there's ever been a television show he's watched and wished he was a part of, Tennant copped to being a huge fan . But it took a while for them to get together as a couple due to the language barriers between French-born Lasnet and aristocratic Brit Tennant. [3] She worked for haute couture names like Valentino, and Dior by John Galliano and with photographers Steven Meisel, Bruce Weber, Paolo Roversi, and Tim Walker. And it's very easy to destroy something. [117], Tennant is a supporter of the Labour Party and appeared in a party political broadcast for them in 2005. Stella Tennant - a life in pictures. [99] For his performance, he won the International Emmy Award for Best Actor. [24], Tennant died on 22 December 2020, aged 50,[17][25] in Duns, Scottish Borders, Scotland. No one in fashion could guess what would succeed the smiling, buoyant healthfulness of the international supermodels who commanded catwalks and covers in the late 1980s and early 90s. 2. Stella met David while at the height of her fame, when he was a dashing French photographer assigned to a New York shoot with her. The three-part series aired on BBC One in October and November 2013. This drama series shot in Poland is an adaptation of Alan Furst's novel The Spies of Warsaw. The Doctor's face may be familiar, but this is a whole new incarnation, and he could be very different. In both audio productions, he worked alongside Nicholas Courtney, who reprised the character of Sir Alastair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart. David John Tennant (n McDonald; born 18 April 1971) is a Scottish actor.He rose to fame for his role as the tenth incarnation of the Doctor in the BBC sci-fi series Doctor Who (2005-2010; 2013), returning to the show as the fourteenth incarnation of the character in 2022. [109], In 2008, Tennant was voted "Greenest Star on the Planet" in an online vote held by Playhouse Disney as part of the Playing for the Planet Awards. At the time, the cause of death was unknown, but it is believed that Stella and her photographer husband David Lasnet had split. His costar in the drama was friend Sarah Parish, with whom he had previously appeared in Blackpool and an episode of Doctor Who. [13] Steven Meisel then used her on the cover of Italian Vogue. From an unconventional aristocratic family, she worked with Helmut Lang, Karl Lagerfeld, Marc Jacobs, Alexander McQueen, and Gianni Versace. Answer: Stella Tennant: Model Dies Days After 50th Birthday English model Stella Tennant has passed on at 50 years old, her family have said. The photographer, who is now trilingual, said:'I went through a period of depression from the age of 18 to 20-something. Stella Tennant and David Lasnet married at a parish church in the Scottish Borders in 1999 Credit: PA . Another said: "9 year old me who sobbed for a week once David Tennant regenerated is throwing a . Tobias Tennant, son of the 2nd Baron Glenconner, and his wife, Lady Emma Cavendish. Tennant in a Linton tweed overcoat and two-tone desert boots, raking her fingers through her choppy hair, was classic Chanel. Rest In Peace." In 1993, aged 23, Mrs Tennant broke into modelling, posing for magazines such as French, British and . [119] In 2012, he introduced Labour Party leader Ed Miliband onstage at the Labour Party Conference. She was always Scottish first, born the youngest child of Tobias Tennant of the Glenconner family, which had made its fortune developing bleach for cotton cloth, and Lady Emma Cavendish, daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire (born Deborah Mitford). Doctor Who BBC Studios screen grab. He has also been a voice actor in The Pirates! Three years ago, Tennant decided to go on Reddit to allow fans to ask him whatever they wanted. [11][18], Tennant married French photographer and osteopath David Lasnet in the village of Oxnam, Roxburghshire, on 22 June 1999. [45] The pilot was not picked up and the project was shelved. He also starred as the Doctor in another animated six-part Doctor Who series, Dreamland. According to her family, she died by suicide after struggling with her mental health. The three stories were released in May 2016.[33]. [10] Hamlet transferred to the Novello Theatre in London's West End in December 2008, but Tennant suffered a prolapsed disc during previews and was unable to perform from 8 December 2008 until 2 January 2009, during which time the role was played by his understudy Edward Bennett. [49] On 7 March 2010, he also appeared as George in a one-part BBC Radio 4 adaptation of Of Mice and Men in the Classic Serial strand. [120], Tennant remained neutral on the issue of Scottish independence in the run-up to the 2014 referendum, stating that it was not his business as he no longer lived in Scotland. [112] In the expansion EverQuest: Seeds of Destruction for the game EverQuest, a character was introduced called Tavid Dennant, named after David Tennant. Anna Wintour is mourning the loss of fashion industry icon Stella Tennant. After Stella Tennant's sudden death at the age of 50, fashion designers and photographers paid tribute to the iconic model on social media. Growing up on a farm kept her grounded, she said. [77] Tennant starred opposite Rosamund Pike and Billy Connolly in What We Did on Our Holiday, a semi-improvised comedy film; shooting took place from 17 June to 30 July 2013 in Scotland. Following news of the model's death on Wednesday morning, the global editorial director of Vogue and Cond Nast's worldwide chief content officer shared a moving tribute about the late star in a statement to PEOPLE. Paris-born photographer Mr Lasnet previously described his wife as 'super-supportive' and credited her with improving his mental health after he suffered depression in his 20s. The English-language version of the film has dialogue written by Simon Pegg, who also starred in it as a main voice actor. From October 2009, he hosted the Masterpiece Contemporary programming strand on the American Public Broadcasting Service. His roles include a reprisal of his Antipholus of Syracuse in The Comedy of Errors, as well as Launcelot Gobbo in The Merchant of Venice, Edgar in King Lear, and Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet, all of which he performs in his natural accent. He and their children survive her. The film is co-produced by Tennant's wife, Georgia, and had originally been due to co-star his father-in-law, Peter Davison; however, Davison withdrew from the film in October 2016 due to a scheduling clash. Stella Tennant, the aristocratic British model who was a muse to designers such as Karl Lagerfeld and Gianni Versace, died suddenly at the age of 50, her family said Wednesday. "Stella had been unwell for some time," a spokesperson for Tennant said. LONDON (Reuters) - Stella Tennant, one of Britain's top models, has died at the age of 50, British media reported on Wednesday. [16][17] She also modelled frequently for other influential fashion photographers of the 1990s, including Mario Testino, David Sims and Mark Borthwick. [citation needed]. By Max Goldbart. She found she had style, and just what that style was, wandering the hills in unsuitable footwear and smoking rebel cigarettes round the back of fathers barn. In an Adventure with Scientists! For the last decade, she devoted most of her time looking after her four children and promoting sustainable causes. Tennant was born Ty Peter Martin-Moffett at Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital in the White City area of West London to then 17-year-old actress Georgia Moffett and grew up in Chiswick. [20] The UK premire was staged at the Donmar Warehouse, in previews on April 4, opening April 10 and closing on May 4, 2002. [39], On 25 February 2007, Tennant starred in Recovery, a 90-minute BBC One drama written by Tony Marchant. Tennant, 50, was found dead on December 22. [34] Tennant also returned to the role on 13 July 2018, as part of the live Muppets show The Muppets Take the O2 in London (in which the Tenth Doctor appeared onstage as part of a live Pigs in Space sketch). [11] The following year, he played a role in an episode of Dramarama. Schiffer had looked like an Amazon Brigitte Bardot, bosom bursting out of bared bra, and she grumbled about Tennant that being cool now meant heroin chic, looking like a junkie. Tennant is survived by her four children, her husband David Lasnet, her parents Tobias Tennant and Lady Emma Cavendish, a brother and a . He's a real screamer!". The couple then moved to an 18th-century house on the . Their relationship appeared idyllic, and they built a happy home in their countryside estate on the Scottish borders. He later performed alongside Davison's daughter, Georgia Moffett (as "Jenny") in the 2008 episode "The Doctor's Daughter". The aristocratic supermodel - famed for her androgynous punk style - was found dead at their home on the Scottish borders this week. He and their children survive her. The very opposite of a social butterfly, quite unstarry, and all the more popular in the community for it, one of them said yesterday. [32], In October 2015, Big Finish Productions announced that Tennant would return to the role of the Tenth Doctor alongside Catherine Tate as his former companion Donna Noble in three new stories from Big Finish. The model was known for her androgynous looks during her 1990s heyday and became a muse for Karl Lagerfeld. [4] He later said that he was "absurdly single-minded" in pursuing an acting career. [115] In October 2006, he was named "Scotland's most stylish male" in the Scottish Style Awards. "Omg, David Tennant back as the doctor, best regeneration ever," one person wrote on Twitter. He was hired as a set assistant after declining the designer's offer to model for him, instead asking for a job behind the camera. In this two-part TV movie, David Tennant plays the character of Brendan Block, who finds himself engaged to his ex-girlfriend's sister after a particularly nasty break-up. David Tennant returned to Doctor Who last night as the 14th Doctor after a 12-year hiatus and the Good Omens star . [citation needed], Tennant featured in an episode of Trick or Treat on Channel 4 in May 2008. In 2005, he starred in UNIT: The Wasting for Big Finish, recreating his role of Brimmicombe-Wood from a Doctor Who Unbound play, Sympathy for the Devil. Stella Tennant Family With Daughter,Son and Husband David Lasnet 2020 https://youtu.be/9CFNdHxAtAoReal Name : Stella TennantBorn : 17 December 1970Died : 22 . The iconic supermodel rose to runway superstardom in the '90s serving as a muse for brands including Versace, Chanel and Alexander McQueen [111] Tennant's popularity has led to impersonations of him on various social networking sites, leading the BBC to issue a statement making it clear that Tennant does not use any of these sites and any account or message purporting to be from him is fake. In this May 22, 1999 file photo, Stella Tennant with French born David Lasnet on their wedding day in Oxnam, on the Scottish Borders. Read more. [59] In October 2011, Tennant started shooting the semi-improvised comedy film, Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger in Coventry. In 2006, readers of Doctor Who Magazine voted Tennant "Best Doctor" over perennial favourite Tom Baker. He rose to fame for his role as the tenth incarnation of the Doctor in the BBC sci-fi series Doctor Who (20052010; 2013), returning to the show as the fourteenth incarnation of the character in 2022. Stella Tennant - a life in pictures The model married the photographer David Lasnet in 1999, after meeting him on a shoot. [135] In 2013, Tennant and Moffett had a son named Wilfred. But Tennant at Chanel gave up grunge other than her Sam McKnight spiked coiffure. In early 2009, Tennant narrated the digital planetarium space dome film "We Are Astronomers"[43] commissioned by the UK's National Space Centre. He declared his support for then-Prime Minister Gordon Brown in 2010, and labelled David Cameron a "terrifying prospect". Her family confirmed the news to the PA news agency (via BBC . September 10, 1933. . A show source explained: "There have been two David Tennant Doctor Whos technically and with John Hurt playing another Doctor in the film, it basically means he can't regenerate again . But that was the only thing that gave the impression she wasnt completely happy.. It . She made a video and became one of the faces of its campaign titled Turn Up the Style, Turn Down the Heat. Topics. [10] After discovering that there was another David McDonald already represented by the actor's union Equity, he created his stage name by adopting the surname of Pet Shop Boys frontman Neil Tennant, whom he had seen in Smash Hits magazine while deciding on a new name. DAVID Lasnet is the husband of the late model Stella Tennant. [21] This production transferred to the New Ambassadors Theatre from June 26 (opening July 1) to August 10, 2002. England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008. Mrs Tennant also appeared in numerous advertising campaigns for the likes of Calvin Klein, Chanel, Hermes, and Burberry before retiring in 1998 as she was pregnant with her first child. Hoggart's son, Simon, praised Tennant's performance in The Guardian newspaper. She was the granddaughter of Andrew Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire and his wife Deborah Mitford, the youngest of the Mitford sisters. [2][3] He grew up with his brother Blair and sister Karen in Ralston,[4] where his father was the local minister. British model Stella Tennant has died at the age of 50, her family have said. [125] The couple met in 2008 during the filming of the Doctor Who episode "The Doctor's Daughter", in which she played the genetically engineered daughter of Tennant's Tenth Doctor. 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However, he was pleased to be able to use his own accent in one episode, when the Doctor briefly masquerades as "Dr. James McCrimmon" of Edinburgh in Tooth and Claw a nod to the Second Doctor's companion Jamie McCrimmon. Her family said in a statement: 'It is with great sadness we announce the sudden death of Stella Tennant on 22nd December 2020. Tennant's family, including her husband, David Lasnet, and their four children .
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