She came from a completely different background and was super-supportive of me always. [4] He was educated at Ralston Primary School and Paisley Grammar School and acted in various school productions. 'I'm incredibly glad to be where I am. Her family announced Tennant's death in a statement to The Guardian on Wednesday. By Liam Hess. Learners was broadcast on BBC One on 11 November 2007. She was a second cousin of artist Daphne Guinness, through their great-grandparents, Sydney and David . Neighbours were shocked at the news saying that, since the separation, David had seemingly moved to Edinburgh, where the couple had a mews house, and continued working as an osteopath while Stella had taken up riding. [112] In the expansion EverQuest: Seeds of Destruction for the game EverQuest, a character was introduced called Tavid Dennant, named after David Tennant. 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. They were then the money generator, though Tennant worked without demanding supermodel premiums just to get out of bed. 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). England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008. Shortly after the news broke, British Vogue editor-in-chief Edward Enniful posted a tribute to the model on Instagram . Stella Tennant splits . In 2007, Tennant's Tenth Doctor appeared with Peter Davison's Fifth Doctor in a Doctor Who special for Children in Need, written by Steven Moffat and entitled "Time Crash". Tennant had been formally offered the role of the Doctor during rehearsals for The Quatermass Experiment. The husband of Stella Tennant spoke candidly about their marriage years before her death saying the secret to their 20 year marriage was: 'We want to make it work'. [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. By Reuters. In both audio productions, he worked alongside Nicholas Courtney, who reprised the character of Sir Alastair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart. [65] On 9 June 2012, he started filming the 3-part political drama series The Politician's Husband for BBC Two, playing an ambitious cabinet minister who takes drastic action when his wife's career starts to outshine his. [4] He later said that he was "absurdly single-minded" in pursuing an acting career. UNIT: The Wasting, was recorded between Tennant getting the role of the Doctor and it being announced. RELATED: David Tennant's 10 Best Roles, Ranked (According to Rotten Tomatoes) Things . They moved to the 18th-century house from New York in the US where Lasnet had forged a successful career as a photographer while Stella excelled as a model. We do not have the related information on Cecily Lasnet's boyfriend and her dating life. RELATED ARTICLES. Tennant and Billie Piper returned to Doctor Who for the 50th anniversary special, "The Day of the Doctor" broadcast on 23 November 2013, with then-stars Matt Smith and Jenna-Louise Coleman and guest star John Hurt. His other notable roles include Giacomo Casanova in the BBC comedy-drama serial Casanova (2005), Barty Crouch Jr. in . Her parents ran a farm at Newcastleton in the Scottish Borders, where, like older brother Eddy and sister Isabel, she went to the local primary before being sent to St Leonards school in St Andrews. [124], Tennant is married to English actress Georgia Moffett, making him the son-in-law of actress Sandra Dickinson and Fifth Doctor actor Peter Davison. McLeod was descended from tenant farmers from the Isle of Mull. His first full-length outing as the Doctor was a 60-minute special, "The Christmas Invasion", first broadcast on Christmas Day 2005. During the Christmas season of 2002, he starred in a series of television advertisements for Boots the Chemists. 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Born David John McDonald in 1971, David Tennant had always wanted to be an actor. [122], Tennant rarely discusses his private life in interviews,[10] citing his belief that "relationships are hard enough with the people you're having them with, let alone talking about them in public". Her death is considered sudden, but police say there are no suspicious circumstances. She was well liked, warm and friendly. It was love at first sight, she recalled. [70] Tennant repeated his performance as Richard II in the RSC's 'King and Country' cycle in 2016, starting at the Barbican Theatre in London[71] before transferring to the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York. [76], Between late January and March 2013, Tennant filmed The Escape Artist for BBC One in which he played a talented junior barrister who had yet to lose a case. By [90], Tennant played psychopathic villain Cale Erendreich in the thriller film Bad Samaritan (2018), written by Brandon Boyce and directed by Dean Devlin. He was nominated for Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for his performance in Kenneth Lonergan's Lobby Hero. Not originally cast in the production, Tennant was recording a radio play in a neighbouring studio, and when he discovered what was being recorded next door convinced the director to give him a small role. 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. Stella Tennant and David Lasnet at their wedding in 1999 Credit: David Cheskin/PA Only days before she died, Tennant had turned 50, and clearly middle age can be a dangerous time. Tobias William Tennant. 'Her family ask for their privacy to be respected. This drama series shot in Poland is an adaptation of Alan Furst's novel The Spies of Warsaw. He was open and up for it, and I got a good reaction. "Ask Me Anything!" the title of the post read. The couple then moved to an 18th-century house on the Scottish borders, where - between modelling jobs - Tennant grew her own vegetables and raised four children, Marcel, Cecily, Jasmine and Iris, now in their teens and . By Max Goldbart. [19] In 2003 Tennant appeared in the film Bright Young Things. Tennant, who maintained her edge throughout her lengthy career in fashion, died this week at age 50, Vogue reported. 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. Tennant hoped for six months profitable work she was candid about being in modelling for the money, earned by her attitudinous slouch, unseductive catwalk locomotion, free-ranging elbows and a resting face not meant to ingratiate. [83] He also voiced the Propaganda Minister in the 2015 Square Enix video game Just Cause 3. The Scot made her name in the early 1990s on catwalks for designers like Karl Lagerfeld and Versace, and on the covers . In January 2006, he took a one-day break from shooting Doctor Who to play Richard Hoggart in a dramatisation of the 1960 Lady Chatterley's Lover obscenity trial, The Chatterley Affair. [14], Tennant made his professional acting debut while still in secondary school. However, on 29 October 2008, he announced that he would be stepping down from the role after three full series. In a statement shared with The Telegraph, the model's family revealed that Tennant had been . [96][97][98], In September 2020, he portrayed Scottish serial killer Dennis Nilsen in Des, a three-part miniseries on ITV. The couple married in 1999 Credit: PA:Press . [107][108], Tennant was named "Coolest Man on TV" of 2007 in a Radio Times survey. [138], For other people named David Tennant, see. Tennant, the aristocratic British model who was a muse to designers . David Fisher/Shutterstock. [9] Stella was the great niece of the flamboyant socialite Stephen Tennant, and was directly descended from Bess of Hardwick, a notable figure of Elizabethan English society,[9] and a fourth cousin, once removed, to Diana, Princess of Wales. [60][61] He played dual roles: the main character, put-upon teacher Mr. Peterson, and his "golden boy" twin brother and rival. Tennant emerged as a top model in the 1990s and her career spanned nearly three decades. David John Tennant (n McDonald; born 18 April 1971) is a Scottish actor. They married on 30 December 2011,[126] and live in the Chiswick district of London. Couple David and Stella were blessed with four children. Death More from News. In TV & Satellite Week (26 April 2 May issue), the host of the show, Derren Brown, is quoted as saying: "One of the appeals of Doctor Who for David is time travel, so I wanted to give him that experience. Tennant and Lasnet separated earlier this year. What was David Tennant last episode of Doctor Who called? The English-language version of the film has dialogue written by Simon Pegg, who also starred in it as a main voice actor. [121] However, in the wake of Brexit, which he called "depressing", he stated in 2017 that he would support an independent Scotland in the event of a second referendum. He began filming the new series of Doctor Who in late July 2005. "[101], In September 2022, Tennant starred as Reverend Harry Watling in BBC1's Inside Man, which was written by Steven Moffat. Tennant has gone on record as saying that, contrary to tabloids reports, he was not upset at not being able to play the role in his own accent and in fact had never wanted to. His performance as Jimmy Porter in Look Back in Anger at the Theatre Royal, Bath, and Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, was recorded by the National Video Archive of Performance for the Victoria and Albert Museum Theatre Collection. [64] Tennant auditioned for the role of Hannibal Lecter in NBC's Hannibal; he was narrowly beaten for the part by Mads Mikkelsen. Stella Tennant and David Lasnet married at a parish church in the Scottish Borders in 1999 Credit: PA . It was good, and it was smart, and it played perfectly with the boundaries of the format it was in. On 13 March 2009, he presented Red Nose Day 2009 with Davina McCall. Tennant did not intend to keep modelling after the birth of their children, Marcel, Cecily, Jasmine and Iris, but it proved unexpectedly easy to take limited-length gigs, and she remained in demand for the rest of her life for ads, magazine work, regular catwalks, and an appearance in the 2012 Olympics ceremony as a distinctive British asset: I havent found a better part-time job., In 2015, the London gunmakers Holland & Holland, now owned by the Chanel group, asked Tennant to help design their country gear: her own off-duty uniform, from solid wet heather proof shoes through to shepherds plaid wrap, was their ideal. Later, at 10 years old, she made her debut in Kenneth Branagh's film Belfast. December 23, 2020. And it's very easy to destroy something. Later in September 2011, it was announced that Tennant would voice a character in the movie adaptation of Postman Pat named You Know You're the One with a planned 3D theatrical release for spring 2013. Tennant appeared in the 2008 episode "Holofile 703: Us and Phlegm" of the radio series Nebulous (a parody of Doctor Who) in the role of Doctor Beep, using his Lothian accent. 'David was sitting opposite me. Stella Tennant Enfants.Stella Tennant est ne le 17 dcembre 1970. (Her farmer father offered to lead her round his bull pen.). [88] Between March and June 2017 Tennant appeared in Patrick Marber's Don Juan in Soho at the Wyndham's Theatre. Mrs Tennant was the granddaughter of Andrew Cavendish, the 11th Duke of Devonshire and Deborah Mitford, one of the well-known aristocratic siblings, who died in 2014. 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. [14] In August 2020, Tennant and Lasnet announced they had separated. The same month, he also appeared in the one-off 50th anniversary comedy homage The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot directed by Peter Davison. [11] Priya Elan, writing in her Guardian obituary, credits her, together with Kate Moss and Erin O'Connor, with having "introduced an era of androgyny on the catwalk". [16] She also appeared in numerous other advertising campaigns, including Calvin Klein, Herms, and in 2002 in an influential campaign for Burberry. The pair split in August Stella Tennant died this week just weeks after her 50th . It . December 23, 2020, 9:38 AM. 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 . She replied 'not just yet'. The couple's daughter Olive was born in 2011. Later that same year, he appeared as Barty Crouch Jr. in the film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. 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. Fashion house Versace paid tribute to Tennant on Twitter, saying: "Versace is mourning the death of Stella Tennant. He also received his first credit as an executive producer for the series. 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. [20] The UK premire was staged at the Donmar Warehouse, in previews on April 4, opening April 10 and closing on May 4, 2002. October 24, 2022 12:46am. 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[5][6] Two of his maternal great-grandparents, William and Agnes Blair, were Northern Irish Protestants from County Londonderry who were among the signatories of the Ulster Covenant in 1912; William was also a member of the Orange Order. I saw her recently out on her horse, and we had a good chat. [4] At the 2012 Olympic Games in London, she was one of the British supermodels, with models Naomi Campbell and Kate Moss, walking the runway in the closing ceremony. She was the granddaughter of Andrew Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire and his wife Deborah Mitford, the youngest of the Mitford sisters. [118] In April 2010, he lent his voice to a Labour election broadcast. When he was 16, he acted in an anti-smoking film made by the Glasgow Health Board which aired on television and was also screened in schools. The drama was based on the 10-year fight of Marina Litvinenko and the London police force as they work to prove the guilt and release the names of those responsible for the 2006 poisoning of Litvinenko. The model was known for her androgynous looks during her 1990s heyday and became a muse for Karl Lagerfeld. Karl Lagerfeld named Tennant the face of Chanel in 1996, and she was cited by several designers as their . In this May 22, 1999 photo, Stella Tennant with French born David Lasnet on their wedding day in Oxnam, on the Scottish Borders. [38], While playing the Doctor, Tennant was also in the early December 2005 ITV drama Secret Smile. [63] Between April and June, he filmed Spies of Warsaw for BBC Four, in the lead role of Jean-Franois Mercier. 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. The cast also included Charlotte Randle (Dawn), with Dominic Rowan (Bill), and Gary McDonald (William), and was again directed by Mark Brokaw. From October 2009, he hosted the Masterpiece Contemporary programming strand on the American Public Broadcasting Service. I had to give up eating,' she recalled. On 9 February 2015, Tennant appeared on the Radio 4 panel show Just a Minute, becoming the show's most successful debut contestant. "Stella had been unwell for some time," a spokesperson for Tennant said. He has subsequently appeared with Weir in many productions: as a guest in her spoof television series Posh Nosh, in the Doctor Who audio drama Exile (during which Weir played an alternative version of the Doctor), and as panellists on the West Wing Ultimate Quiz on More4 (Weir later guest-starred on Doctor Who itself after Tennant left the series). He is student Cody Tennant, still just 19, who three years ago launched a legal bid to challenge his eccentric grandfather Lord Glenconner's will in the High Court of St Lucia. [127][128] They have five children,[129][130] including actor Ty Tennant, Moffett's child from a previous relationship whom Tennant adopted. [51] He joined the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), to play Hamlet with Patrick Stewart and Berowne in Love's Labours Lost in 2008. [69] It was announced on 23 January 2013 that Tennant would return to the RSC for the company's 2013 winter season, playing the title role in Richard II at Stratford-upon-Avon (from 10 October to 16 November) and transferring to the Barbican Centre in London (from 9 December to 25 January 2014). Where is Glen in the Scottish Borders? British model Stella Tennant has died at the age of 50, her family have said. While Tennant was first . [39], On 25 February 2007, Tennant starred in Recovery, a 90-minute BBC One drama written by Tony Marchant. [29], In June 2012, Tennant was inducted as Model of the Year into the Scottish Fashion Awards Hall of Fame at its annual awards event.[30]. Related profiles. Tennant, 50, was found dead on December 22. [48] He returned to cohost the show for one day in October 2010. Tennant is survived by her four children, her husband David Lasnet, her parents Tobias Tennant and Lady Emma Cavendish, a brother and a . [45] The pilot was not picked up and the project was shelved. Although the casting was not officially announced until later in April,[24] both castmates and crew became aware of the speculation surrounding Tennant; in the live broadcast Jason Flemyng (Quatermass) changed his first line to Tennant's Dr. Briscoe from "Good to have you back, Gordon" to "Good to have you back, Doctor" as a deliberate reference. 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 . He made his directorial debut on the Doctor Who Confidential episode that accompanies Steven Moffat's episode "Blink", entitled "Do You Remember The First Time? Tennant leaves behind four children, Iris, 15, Jasmine, 17, Cecily, 20, and Marcel, 22, who she shared with husband David Lasnet. [91] Tennant also plays Crowley in the miniseries Good Omens,[92] which was released in full on Amazon Prime Video on 31 May 2019 and was released on BBC Two on 15 January 2020. Stella Tennant, model and designer, born 17 December 1970; died 22 December 2020. Tennant's family, including her husband, David Lasnet, and their four children .