On Wednesday, Tennant's family confirmed she died by suicide in a statement shared with The Telegraph. However, on 29 October 2008, he announced that he would be stepping down from the role after three full series. She came from a completely different background and was super-supportive of me always. His first such role was in the Seventh Doctor audio Colditz, where he played a Nazi lieutenant guard at Colditz Castle. By By He also liked Tennants emphatic rootedness in Scotland; Chanel on a visit there had so fallen in love with its tweeds and woollens she made them a permanent element of her designs. Is Stella Tennant related to Colin Tennant? Will david tennant return as the 14th doctor? By Max Goldbart. When David Tennant was cast as the Doctor in 2005, one of the biggest creative decisions regarding his incarnation involved what accent he would use. Tennant is survived by her four children, her husband David Lasnet, her parents Tobias Tennant and Lady Emma Cavendish, a brother and a . Lambing and ewes, blood and guts and sex.. Tennant was born Ty Peter Martin-Moffett at Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital in the White City area of West London to then 17-year-old actress Georgia Moffett and grew up in Chiswick. Stella Tennant Committed Suicide, Her Family Has Confirmed He was nominated for Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for his performance in Kenneth Lonergan's Lobby Hero. What was David Tennant last episode of Doctor Who called? . Stella Tennant took her own life, family says - the Guardian In both audio productions, he worked alongside Nicholas Courtney, who reprised the character of Sir Alastair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart. [39], On 25 February 2007, Tennant starred in Recovery, a 90-minute BBC One drama written by Tony Marchant. [10] He also starred in the 2003 London production of Martin McDonagh's The Pillowman. "Stella had been unwell for some time," a spokesperson for Tennant said. She will be greatly missed. We will miss you forever Stella. Stella Tennant - a life in pictures The model married the photographer David Lasnet in 1999, after meeting him on a shoot. Their relationship appeared idyllic, and they built a happy home in their countryside estate on the Scottish borders. [31] He played the Doctor in four special episodes in 2009, before his final episode aired on 1 January 2010, where he was replaced by the Eleventh Doctor, portrayed by Matt Smith. Supermodel Stella Tennant dies five days after 50th birthday Unusually for a fashion star, Tennant stayed faithful to her home territory. 13. Stella Tennant: Family confirms model's death was suicide When asked for the secret to the longevity of their marriage, Lasnet said: 'Well, I think we want to make it work, you know? But that was the only thing that gave the impression she wasnt completely happy.. A show source explained: "There have been two David Tennant Doctor Whos technically and with John Hurt playing another Doctor in the film, it basically means he can't regenerate again . They moved to the 18th-century house from New York in the US where Lasnet had forged a successful career as a photographer while Stella excelled as a model. [44] In December 2009, he filmed the lead in an NBC pilot, Rex Is Not Your Lawyer, playing Rex, a Chicago lawyer who starts to coach clients to represent themselves when he starts suffering panic attacks. The gorgeous young lady, Cecily Lasnet was born to David Lasnet and Stella Tennant. [131][132] Ty has acted in the film Tolkien and the 2019 television adaptation of War of the Worlds. David Tennant - Wikipedia Cecily is the eldest of three sisters. Stella Tennant was born on 17 December 1970 in London, England,[9][10] the youngest of three children to the Hon. Another said: "9 year old me who sobbed for a week once David Tennant regenerated is throwing a . Stella Tennant obituary | Fashion | The Guardian [56] On 12 April 2011, a photograph of Tennant as Hamlet featured on a stamp issued by the Royal Mail to mark the RSC's fiftieth anniversary. He was open and up for it, and I got a good reaction. 'Stella was a wonderful woman and an inspiration to us all. 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[4] At the 2012 Olympic Games in London, she was one of the British supermodels, with models Naomi Campbell and Kate Moss, walking the runway in the closing ceremony. 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[103][104][105][106], In December 2022, Tennant starred as Alexander Litvinenko in the ITV1 dramatisation Litvinenko. [119] In 2012, he introduced Labour Party leader Ed Miliband onstage at the Labour Party Conference. In this two-part TV movie, David Tennant plays the character of Brendan Block, who finds himself engaged to his ex-girlfriend's sister after a particularly nasty break-up. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. She had recently had her nasal septum pierced, which was an unusual look for models at the time. (Her farmer father offered to lead her round his bull pen.). British supermodel Stella Tennant dies suddenly at 50 [121] However, in the wake of Brexit, which he called "depressing", he stated in 2017 that he would support an independent Scotland in the event of a second referendum. Stella Tennant took her own life after struggling with mental health 'I'm not really pursuing my modelling in the same way. I'm not going to dye my hair I don't want to pretend to be something that I'm not,' she said. LONDON Stella Tennant took her own life last month, . A show source explained: "There have been two David Tennant Doctor Whos technically and with John Hurt playing another Doctor in the film, it basically means he can't regenerate again . She made a video and became one of the faces of its campaign titled Turn Up the Style, Turn Down the Heat. "It's exciting in part," she told Vogue, "but it can be excruciatingly dull.". [116], Tennant is an ambassador for Worldwide Cancer Research. [83] He also voiced the Propaganda Minister in the 2015 Square Enix video game Just Cause 3. The eccentric Lord who shunned his family to favour a manservant Stella Tennant, British supermodel and fashion nonconformist, has died She replied 'not just yet'. He and their children survive her. In February 2016, he began filming Mad to Be Normal (previously titled Metanoia), a biopic of the renowned Scottish psychiatrist R. D. Laing, produced by Gizmo Films. Tennant replaced him as of the second series, making his first, brief appearance as the Tenth Doctor in the episode "The Parting of the Ways" (2005) at the end of the regeneration scene, and also appeared in a special 7-minute mini-episode shown as part of the 2005 Children in Need appeal, broadcast on 18 November 2005. [78], In 2012 he appeared in a multi-million-pound campaign for Virgin Media, starring in three adverts. Doctor Who Star David Tennant On His Return To BBC Sci-Fi Show - Deadline Model Stella Tennant walks the runway during the Versace show as part of Paris Fashion Week - Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2014-2015 on 6 July 2014 in Paris, Getty Images Model Stella Tennant attends . He has subsequently appeared with Weir in many productions: as a guest in her spoof television series Posh Nosh, in the Doctor Who audio drama Exile (during which Weir played an alternative version of the Doctor), and as panellists on the West Wing Ultimate Quiz on More4 (Weir later guest-starred on Doctor Who itself after Tennant left the series). Stella Tennant mother, model and David Lasnet's wife had come to pick us up from the train station, so the first time I saw David I was standing on the steps of their grand 18th-century house in the Scottish Borders, and he was waving from a tractor. Stella Tennant modelling in Paris in 2003. Read more. [118] In April 2010, he lent his voice to a Labour election broadcast. Mrs Tennant was the granddaughter of Andrew Cavendish, the 11th Duke of Devonshire and Deborah Mitford, one of the well-known aristocratic siblings, who died in 2014. [22] He began to appear on television more prominently in 2004 and 2005, when he appeared in a dramatisation of He Knew He Was Right (2004), Blackpool (2004), Casanova (2005), and The Quatermass Experiment (2005). Stella Tennant and David Lasnet at their wedding in 1999 Credit: David Cheskin/PA Only days before she died, Tennant had turned 50, and clearly middle age can be a dangerous time. [11][21], In 2016, Tennant and Lady Isabella Cawdor premiered a new ready to wear collection they designed for the gunmaker and clothing retailer Holland & Holland. [63] Between April and June, he filmed Spies of Warsaw for BBC Four, in the lead role of Jean-Franois Mercier. Tennant in a Linton tweed overcoat and two-tone desert boots, raking her fingers through her choppy hair, was classic Chanel. She seemed well, but did say she was very worried about [the impact of] Covid [on fashion] because she thought it might mean she never worked again. She joked that "we're like George and Mildred in 20 years' time we'll probably be doing a ropey old sitcom in a terraced house in Preston". Stella Tennant, model and designer, born 17 December 1970; died 22 December 2020, Model who rose to fame in the 1990s, capturing the attention of Karl Lagerfeld and gracing the pages of Vogue, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. She was well liked, warm and friendly. In 2004 Tennant played a lead role in the Big Finish audio play series Dalek Empire III as Galanar, a young man who is given an assignment to discover the secrets of the Daleks. [11] The following year, he played a role in an episode of Dramarama. He rose to fame for his role as the tenth incarnation of the Doctor in the BBC sci-fi series Doctor Who (20052010; 2013), returning to the show as the fourteenth incarnation of the character in 2022. Tennant, who lived in Duns, a town in the Scottish borders, died on 22 December . Tennant has gone on record as saying that, contrary to tabloids reports, he was not upset at not being able to play the role in his own accent and in fact had never wanted to. Stella Tennant's Family Confirms Model Died by Suicide: 'She - Yahoo! He also starred as the Doctor in another animated six-part Doctor Who series, Dreamland. He and their children survive her. [117], Tennant is a supporter of the Labour Party and appeared in a party political broadcast for them in 2005. "Ask Me Anything!" the title of the post read. [54][55] In 2009, he worked on a TV film version of the RSC's 2008 Hamlet for BBC Two. Cecily Lasnet: 10 Facts On Stella Tennant's Daughter Early life. Tennant's performance of Hamlet was critically acclaimed. In 2007, Tennant's Tenth Doctor appeared with Peter Davison's Fifth Doctor in a Doctor Who special for Children in Need, written by Steven Moffat and entitled "Time Crash". [89] Also in 2017, he became the voice of Scrooge McDuck for Disney XD's DuckTales reboot, replacing the character's longtime voice actor Alan Young, who died in May 2016. Tennant called in former Vogue stylist Isabella Cawdor as partner, and over the course of five years they created a range: their criterion was, whatever the garment, You have to be able to climb over a barbed-wire fence in it.. December 23, 2020, 9:38 AM. In November 2008, Tennant played Sir Arthur Eddington in the BBC and HBO biographical film Einstein and Eddington, which was filmed in Cambridge and Hungary. [59] In October 2011, Tennant started shooting the semi-improvised comedy film, Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger in Coventry. British model Stella Tennant has died at the age of 50, her family have said. [35][36] Previously thought to be returning as the Tenth Doctor, in October 2022, the ending of the special episode "The Power of the Doctor" revealed that Tennant would return as the Fourteenth Doctor, a role previously thought to be played by Ncuti Gatwa, who would follow on as the Fifteenth Doctor instead. [113], In December 2005, The Stage placed Tennant at No. In 2006, readers of Doctor Who Magazine voted Tennant "Best Doctor" over perennial favourite Tom Baker. Later in September 2011, it was announced that Tennant would voice a character in the movie adaptation of Postman Pat named You Know You're the One with a planned 3D theatrical release for spring 2013. British supermodel Stella Tennant dies at age 50 - Insider British supermodel Stella Tennant took her own life last month, her family has confirmed, saying the pioneering 90s star "felt unable to go on." Tennant, who shunned traditionally feminine . But Tennant at Chanel gave up grunge other than her Sam McKnight spiked coiffure. Stella Tennant and David Lasnet married at a parish church in the Scottish Borders in 1999 Credit: PA . When he was 16, he acted in an anti-smoking film made by the Glasgow Health Board which aired on television and was also screened in schools. Later that same year, he appeared as Barty Crouch Jr. in the film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. [40] Later that same year he starred in Learners, a BBC comedy drama written by and starring Jessica Hynes (another Doctor Who costar, in the episodes "Human Nature", "The Family of Blood" and "The End of Time"), in which he played a Christian driving instructor who became the object of a student's affection. [135] In 2013, Tennant and Moffett had a son named Wilfred. In December 2008, he was named as one of the most influential people in show business by British theatre and entertainment magazine The Stage, making him the fifth actor to achieve a ranking in the top 20 (in a list typically dominated by producers and directors). Remembering Stella Tennant, Fashion's Shapeshifter - The Cut The cast also included Charlotte Randle (Dawn), with Dominic Rowan (Bill), and Gary McDonald (William), and was again directed by Mark Brokaw. He later performed alongside Davison's daughter, Georgia Moffett (as "Jenny") in the 2008 episode "The Doctor's Daughter". Stella Tennant: Model dies days after 50th birthday - BBC News The Scot made her name in the mid 1990s on catwalks for planners like Karl Lagerfeld and Versace, and on the covers Vogue and Harper's Bazaar. [120], Tennant remained neutral on the issue of Scottish independence in the run-up to the 2014 referendum, stating that it was not his business as he no longer lived in Scotland. British model Stella Tennant during Chanel's 1996-97 fall-winter . [29], In June 2012, Tennant was inducted as Model of the Year into the Scottish Fashion Awards Hall of Fame at its annual awards event.[30]. He is student Cody Tennant, still just 19, who three years ago launched a legal bid to challenge his eccentric grandfather Lord Glenconner's will in the High Court of St Lucia. [96][97][98], In September 2020, he portrayed Scottish serial killer Dennis Nilsen in Des, a three-part miniseries on ITV. [88] Between March and June 2017 Tennant appeared in Patrick Marber's Don Juan in Soho at the Wyndham's Theatre. Tennant hoped for six months profitable work she was candid about being in modelling for the money, earned by her attitudinous slouch, unseductive catwalk locomotion, free-ranging elbows and a resting face not meant to ingratiate. The film was released in September 2014. Over the years she appeared in advertising campaigns for Calvin Klein, Chanel, Herms and Burberry. 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Her family announced Tennant's death in a statement to The Guardian on Wednesday. Mark Gatiss, Trevor Hampton, David Tennant, Alison Willett (2005). How did Stella Tennant die? - Quora For the last decade, she devoted most of her time looking after her four children and promoting sustainable causes. In May 2022, in relation to the show's 60th anniversary, it was announced that Tennant would once again return to the show, alongside Tate, who would reprise her role as Donna Noble. Tennant, the aristocratic British model who was a muse to . Death More from News. [46][47] In November 2009, he co-hosted the Absolute Radio Breakfast Show with Christian O'Connell for three consecutive days. [10] His talent was noticed by actress Edith MacArthur, who told his parents that she believed he would become a successful theatre actor after she saw him perform when he was 10 years old. [5][6] Two of his maternal great-grandparents, William and Agnes Blair, were Northern Irish Protestants from County Londonderry who were among the signatories of the Ulster Covenant in 1912; William was also a member of the Orange Order. British model, fashion muse Stella Tennant dies at 50 | AP News They couple shared lunch after the shoot. ", which aired on 9 June 2007. British supermodel Stella Tennant died on December 22 at the age of 50. . Karl Lagerfeld named Tennant the face of Chanel in 1996, and she was cited by several designers as their . [50] In October 2010 he starred as Dave, a man struggling to raise five children after the death of his partner, in the British drama Single Father. October 24, 2022 12:46am. While Tennant was first . Tennant was a top supermodel for over 30 years and was regarded as a muse . Supermodel Stella Tennant dies suddenly aged 50 | Reuters In this May 22, 1999 photo, Stella Tennant with French born David Lasnet on their wedding day in Oxnam, on the Scottish Borders. In 2005, he starred in UNIT: The Wasting for Big Finish, recreating his role of Brimmicombe-Wood from a Doctor Who Unbound play, Sympathy for the Devil. LONDON (Reuters) - Stella Tennant, one of Britain's top models, has died at the age of 50, British media reported on Wednesday. He's a real screamer!". In a statement shared with The Telegraph, the model . The drama was based on the 10-year fight of Marina Litvinenko and the London police force as they work to prove the guilt and release the names of those responsible for the 2006 poisoning of Litvinenko. From then on, everything got better.'. [20] The UK premire was staged at the Donmar Warehouse, in previews on April 4, opening April 10 and closing on May 4, 2002. He was an avid "Doctor Who" fan, and even met 4th . British supermodel Stella Tennant took her own life after being "unwell for some time", her family have confirmed. [77] Tennant starred opposite Rosamund Pike and Billy Connolly in What We Did on Our Holiday, a semi-improvised comedy film; shooting took place from 17 June to 30 July 2013 in Scotland. Who was Stella Tennant married to? Model was struggling - MEAWW David John Tennant (n McDonald; born 18 April 1971) is a Scottish actor. Her groom was David Lasnet, assistant to the photographer Mario Testino; they had met on a shoot. [122], Tennant rarely discusses his private life in interviews,[10] citing his belief that "relationships are hard enough with the people you're having them with, let alone talking about them in public". David Fisher/Shutterstock Stella Tennant at the UK Fashion Awards in 2019. [41] Tennant was the "Star in a Reasonably Priced Car" on Top Gear in December 2007, where he claimed to have unsuccessfully auditioned for a role on Taggart 26 times. Georgia Moffett later became David Tennant's wife. Model Stella Tennant's Family Confirms Death by Suicide - Peoplemag But it took a while for them to get together as a couple due to the language barriers between French-born Lasnet and aristocratic Brit Tennant. The couple then moved to an 18th-century house on the Scottish borders, where - between modelling jobs - Tennant grew her own vegetables and raised four children, Marcel, Cecily, Jasmine and Iris, now in their teens and . He declared his support for then-Prime Minister Gordon Brown in 2010, and labelled David Cameron a "terrifying prospect". Iris Lasnet was welcomed by David and Stella, in 2004. . Stella Tennant Enfants - lokimemes.com He watched almost every Doctor Who episode for years and once spoke to Fourth Doctor actor Tom Baker at a book-signing event in Glasgow.
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