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Why did you leave Downton Abbey?


Rose, if you actually ever do read anything here, please tell us why you left the Downton Abbey program. You are a beautiful and talented young actress, and it is truly a pity that you have left. You will be missed by many of the programs fans. Best wishes!

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She has been cast as Ygritte in the HBO series 'Game of Thrones.' There was probably a scheduling conflict.

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Yes, probably there was this scheduling conflict. She's going to be filming in Iceland, so it is impossible to work in both series at the same time.
By the way, I was really afraid of the actress they were going to choose to play Ygritte, but after knowing that Rose had been cast, I can only say that she is just perfect for Ygritte.

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This actress is in Downton Abbey AND Game of Thrones, both of which are favorites of mine! She has such a combination of talent and luck, good for her. If she suddenly declares she'll be in the Hobbit I'd probably die of jealousy...

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She can certainly play both characters which are quite different. She is good.

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just finished season 2 of GoT, re-watched Downton today and totally recognized her in the first 2 minutes... looked it up here to be sure... I bet there's a lot of people that are fans of both shows!

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OMG, I know! She was so adorable in Downton Abbey! When I first saw GoT, I kept thinking "that voice! where have I see this actress before?!?" and it took me a while to realize she was in DA. I wish they had kept her on and somehow followed her character through to where she might land a job as a secretary. Ah, spinoff! :)

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Hehe, I saw GOT first and thought I would never see her again, but whoooop there she is in DA. :)

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Kind of funny.. since Iain Glenn was on both series, and his GoT scenes were shot in Moroco and he has more screen time.
Still, maybe it was for other reasons.

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