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Down: Never Found Swayze Attractive
22 Sep
Summary
- Down admits she never found Patrick Swayze attractive.
- They starred together in the 1985 miniseries North and South.
- Down acknowledges Swayze's good looks and charisma.
Actress Lesley-Anne Down has shared candid details about her experience working with the late Patrick Swayze on the 1985 miniseries North and South. Despite Swayze's widely acknowledged good looks and charisma, Down admitted that she "didn't fancy him" romantically.
Down, who played Swayze's wife Madeline Fabray LaMotte Main in the ABC hit, described their professional relationship as very close. She noted that while many on set speculated about a romance, no such relationship existed. Down recalled Swayze occasionally disappearing from set, sometimes to see Kirstie Alley, who also starred in the series.
Swayze, who portrayed Confederate soldier Orry Main, died in 2009. Alley, his North and South co-star, passed away in 2022. Both actors were married during the filming of the miniseries. Down, who received a Golden Globe nomination for her role, has had a prolific career in British and American television and film.
