Kate Beckinsale credits her stateside career to ‘fairy godmother’ Uma Thurman… who put her up in a cockroach-infested mansion when she first arrived in New York
She grew up with both parents in the acting industry and made her small-screen debut at the age of 18.
But when the time came for Kate Beckinsale, 48, to take her career across the pond, it was fellow actress Uma Thurman, 51, who helped her get started.
When the star of the Underworld series first arrived with her then-partner Michael Sheen, 52, along with newborn daughter Lily in New York City in 1999, the couple hadn’t even secured an abode to call their own.
Pals: Kate Beckinsale (left) credits her stateside career to Uma Thurman (right)… who put her up in a cockroach-infested mansion when she first arrived in New York (pictured in 2000)
Fortunately, Pulp Fiction actress Uma put them up in a West Village mansion… even if they had to share it with a few cockroaches.
Speaking to The Mirror, Kate admitted that the pair ‘hadn’t really got it together’ to in finding a place to live.
The London-born actress said, ‘Uma Thurman… casually… went, “Well I’ve got a brownstone I’m not using,” so I kind of went, “Oh, okay!”
‘There was a lot of wildlife in it. It was a kind of crumbling situation, but it was so nice of her and it really rescued us and sometimes she’d come and visit and it would feel like the Queen arrived.
Loved up: When Kate (left) first arrived with her then-partner Michael Sheen, 52, (right) along with newborn daughter Lily in New York City in 1999, the couple hadn’t even secured an abode to call their own
Flashback: Kate (pictured in 1999) first met the Dangerous Liaisons actress when they starred alongside each other in period drama The Golden Bowl in 1999
‘She is just so incredible because she got it furnished. She’s like a fairy godmother, royal family, she’s amazing.’
Kate first met the Dangerous Liaisons actress when they starred alongside each other in period drama The Golden Bowl in 1999.
Michael soon-after landed a Broadway role in Amadeus and the move to the Big Apple was a gamble for them both.
Speaking on the Armchair Expert Podcast, the leading lady of Amazon Prime’s latest action comedy, Jolt, said the move stateside was against her wishes.
Beaming: After eight years together, the couple decided to call it quits but Kate (centre) insists she’s still on good terms with the Welch actor (left), calling him ‘really close family’ (pictured in 2016 with Sarah Silverman, who Michael dated between 2014 and 2018)
‘I had just had a baby and was like, “Do I want to move to New York? I don’t know anyone really… you’re going to be by yourself with a baby.”‘
After eight years together, the couple decided to call it quits but Kate insists she’s still on good terms with the Welch actor, calling him ‘really close family’.
She continued: ‘He’s someone I’ve known since I was 21. I love him a lot. I especially think if you have kids with someone, you try and focus on all the good bits.
‘Also, when you’re not in a relationship with someone anymore, 90% of the stuff that’s so bothersome and tricky is not, because you’re not having to live with them.’
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