Damian Lewis: ‘Someone put flowers at my feet and I realised it was my stalker’

February 21, 2026

TL;DR

Taking a helicopter to Royal Ascot was a very posh experience for Damian Lewis.
He needed 33 takes to spit an hors d'oeuvre at Katherine Waterston, finding the process enjoyable.
A stalker, previously served with an injunction, placed flowers at his feet during a West End performance.
His worst job was selling overcoats at Burberry, where he was fired for not being good at it.
Lewis considers himself secretly good at garden cricket, playing Tests with his son.
His favorite film is 'Withnail and I', which he initially found depressing but later recognized as a comedy masterpiece.
He received the best advice from Tim Pigott-Smith: 'Don't read your reviews'.
He still owns his two favorite stuffed toys from when he was five, Clowny and Ellie, which he passed down to his children.
He almost got into a fight with an A-list celebrity on a film lot in Los Angeles about 20 years ago.

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