Callum Scott Howells is the fifth Marquess of Anglesey in Madfabulous. (The Different Richard/John Wickens)
It’s A Sin’s Callum Scott Howells is about to play the flamboyantly rebellious aristocrat Henry Paget in upcoming movie Madfabulous.
The 25-year-old BAFTA nominee will play Paget, the fifth Marquess of Anglesey. The film is about to begin filming this summer season.
The movie charts the true story of Lord Paget as he spent his 29 years of life flouncing by means of society and squandering his multi-million-pound inheritance on a lavish social life whereas racking up large money owed, £544,000 (round £70 million right this moment).
The producers described Madfabulous as “a riotous, uncompromising celebration of flamboyance, relationships, revolt and blind generosity within the pursuit of affection and applause.”
Howells posted on X (Twitter), confirming his involvement within the challenge: “excited for this one.”
With the movie’s announcement, Howells shared: “It’s a actual honour to be portraying Henry on this nice story concerning the man and all the things he represented.
“He’s such a captivating character; actually a insurgent forward of his time and has been inspiration to many artists all through the years.”
The Almond And The Seahorse director Celyn Jones shall be on the helm of Madfabulous.
Talking about Howells’ casting, Jones said: “Callum is the proper actor for this position, a flexible and charismatic performer with a rockstar attraction… I’m positive Henry would approve.”
Who’s Callum Scott Howells?
The Welsh actor and singer is greatest identified for taking part in Colin Morris-Jones in Russell T Davies’ miniseries It’s a Sin.
Howells was nominated for a Finest Supporting Actor BAFTA for his emotionally devastating efficiency.
Howells has additionally made a reputation for himself on this planet of theatre. He starred as The Emcee in Cabaret on London’s West Finish.
In 2023, Howells was forged in Gary Owen’s play because the titular Romeo in a contemporary reimagining of the Shakespeare traditional, Romeo and Julie, held on the Dorfman Theatre.
In addition to Madfabulous, Howells was forged within the Frankie Goes to Hollywood biopic, Loosen up, as singer Holly Johnson.
Moreover, he’s set to star in Michael Sheen‘s BBC drama The Means, reverse Luke Evans.
Was the fifth Marquess of Anglesey homosexual?
Many know of Paget as the person who splurged his fortune, however many additionally mirror on his life as a determine of unconventional gender identification within the nineteenth and twentieth century.
Paget garnered fairly a fame for his theatrical life-style, in addition to dismissing societal protocols of sophistication and gender.
He spent hundreds on jewels, furs, automobiles, boats, perfumes and potions, toys, medicines, canine and horses.
Dubbed “the dancing marquess,” Paget turned a black sheep in his aristocratic household. As many word, Paget was shunned by excessive society and described because the “most infamous aristocratic gay.”
He was stated to put on voluminous robes and parade by means of London with a poodle wearing pink ribbons tucked below his arm – many equating this to his fluid sexuality and gender identification.
Paget’s love for dramatics continues as he transformed his household’s chapel right into a theatre, named the Gaiety Theatre. He recurrently performed the lead in performances of Oscar Wilde‘s An Superb Husband and William Shakespeare‘s Henry V.
Paget married his cousin Lilian Florence Maud Chetwynd in 1898. Was she a beard? Who can say.
Paget died in 1905 following an extended sickness together with his ex-wife by his facet. After his loss of life, his private papers have been destroyed by the Paget household, leaving a lot of his private life a thriller.