Suranne Jones admits Hostage role showed her the brutal reality of political life

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Suranne Jones has said her latest role as a British prime minister gave her a new perspective on the demands of political life, admitting she would “never” want to take on the job in real life.The actor leads Netflix’s new political thriller Hostage, in which her character Abigail Dalton forms an uneasy alliance with French President Vivienne Toussaint, played by Julie Delpy. The two leaders must work together during a London summit to rescue Dalton’s husband, expose the kidnapper and blackmailer, and hold those responsible to account.Asked by Channel 4 News if she would recommend a life in politics, Jones was unequivocal.

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00:00having sort of occupied the highest office in the land would you recommend it

00:04no in short no and then to elaborate the responsibilities huge the people I

00:10spoke to the cost of your family your yeah your life you the lack of sleep the

00:19amount of homework that you have to do the constant reading the constant being

00:23able to hold the different conversations and the geopolitics I mean it's so

00:29massive that no I I like to sit on my sofa with my sausage dogs and watch and

00:37relax and relax

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