Free Fifty Shades of Jamie Dornan by Louise Ford

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    ‘[…] You go over to America, talk to some people in an Irish accent, and they love it. They think you’re all very nice, and they book you.’
    The shoot for men’s magazine
GQ
in January 2005 was a roaring success, with their website inundated with commentsfrom adoring fans – both male and female. Ironically, the shot – which saw the Irish star posing in a charcoal grey suit with his hair slicked back – was pulled out of the archives in 2013 by
E! Online
and posted on its website in the wake of Jamie’s casting in
Fifty Shades of Grey
. ‘Even though Jamie is fully clothed in
GQ
’s January 2005 issue, he still embodies all the sexiness that is Christian Grey even back then,’ a journalist on the entertainment website swooned.
    It was true to say that ‘even back then’ – in his twenties – it was abundantly obvious that this young model had something out of the ordinary. Indeed, it was no surprise then that news of his ability to act so effortlessly for the camera had started to spread throughout the industry and the first mutterings of Jamie being touted as an actor started to emerge. A friend admitted a few weeks after the
GQ
editorial that Jamie was being put forward for screen parts. ‘Jamie is modelling with Select but he’s been approached by a number of leading acting agencies. He’s Irish, dark-haired and can grow great facial hair so he’s being touted as the next Colin Farrell,’ the source told Britain’s
Mail on Sunday
newspaper.
    Until that moment, Jamie’s life had been focused on two things: modelling and Keira. As his career was about to crank up a gear and perhaps follow a new path into acting, the love-struck pair decided to seize on a quiet break in their schedules in April to take their first holiday together. Packing their bags, they jetted to a luxury resort in the Caribbean, where they hoped to enjoy the golden sands and crystal clear pools far away from the Hollywood limelight. Eager to keep his girlfriend happy,Jamie also went to amazing lengths to ensure that Keira had a romantic break to remember at their sumptuous hotel in St Vincent. ‘Jamie ordered hotel staff to cover their bedroom in rose petals and light fifty candles. He wanted to give her a really romantic night – and it’s fair to say she was impressed,’ a source told
The Mirror
newspaper.
    But this such precious ‘alone time’ the pair so desperately desired was short-lived and within hours of touching down in the tropical paradise, the paparazzi were hot on their heels. A day later the first ever photos of Keira in her bikini were splashed across newspapers back at home in the UK.
    The chaos didn’t stop when they returned to work, and it was becoming increasingly clear to Jamie’s friends and family that as well as the endless press intrusion, his busy schedule was also starting to suffocate their relationship. Keira was quite clearly in love with Jamie but her greatest passion remained her career. She was now working flat out; with the role of Elizabeth in Jane Austin’s classic
Pride and Prejudice
under her belt, she had signed up for not one but two sequels to
Pirates of the Caribbean
, playing opposite Hollywood legend Johnny Depp. It was revealed that she had been paid a staggering US$12.6 million to reprise her role of Elizabeth Swann and, along with the rest of the crew, she was now deeply embedded on set for the best part of the next year. Keira’s professional life had been moving incredibly fast, placing enormous strain on their long-distance relationship but it wasn’t her career that was going to push them further apart – it was his.
    Thanks to the agents Keira had signed him up with, therumours were indeed true: Jamie was finally about to realise his childhood dream of being an actor. He had landed his first film role in Sofia Coppola’s film
Marie Antoinette
. The call had seemingly come out of the blue – one minute