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. Photo: David Fisher/Shutterstock. [29] Tennant guest starred as the Doctor in a two-part story in Doctor Who spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures, broadcast in October 2009. The Pirates! ", which aired on 9 June 2007. In the 1990s, he appeared in several plays at the Dundee Repertory Theatre.[15]. Tennant's family, including her husband, David Lasnet, and their four children . 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. [70] Tennant repeated his performance as Richard II in the RSC's 'King and Country' cycle in 2016, starting at the Barbican Theatre in London[71] before transferring to the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York. Stella Tennant Enfants.Stella Tennant est ne le 17 dcembre 1970. [10] He also made an early television appearance in the Scottish TV sitcom Rab C Nesbitt as a transgender barmaid called Davina. Tennant and Lasnet separated earlier this year. "Stella had been unwell for some time," a spokesperson for Tennant said. The couple's move across the Atlantic inspired Lasnet to retrain and he studied to be an osteopath - a profession choice he recalls was sparked by his son Marcel developingwhooping cough as a toddler. 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. She will be greatly missed. His roles include a reprisal of his Antipholus of Syracuse in The Comedy of Errors, as well as Launcelot Gobbo in The Merchant of Venice, Edgar in King Lear, and Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet, all of which he performs in his natural accent. Death More from News. Stella Tennant at the UK Fashion Awards in 2019. (2011), Ferdinand (2017), Final Space (20182021), gen:LOCK (2019present), the How to Train Your Dragon films (20102019), and as Scrooge McDuck in DuckTales (20172021). Tennant, who maintained her edge throughout her lengthy career in fashion, died this week at age 50, Vogue reported. "Ask Me Anything!" the title of the post read. He declared his support for then-Prime Minister Gordon Brown in 2010, and labelled David Cameron a "terrifying prospect". Tennant was married to photographer David Lasnet for . Although the circumstances of her death are unknown, it was claimed that the model was concerned about the impact of Covid on the fashion industry and had concerns she would not work again. Iris Lasnet was welcomed by David and Stella, in 2004. . The very opposite of a social butterfly, quite unstarry, and all the more popular in the community for it, one of them said yesterday. In 1995, Tennant appeared at the Royal National Theatre, London, playing the role of Nicholas Beckett in Joe Orton's What the Butler Saw. 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. He was an avid "Doctor Who" fan, and even met 4th . . David Tennant 's wife Georgia has taken to Instagram with a very sweet snapshot of her family. [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. Antonia Paget For Mailonline He won the National Television Awards award for Most Popular Actor in 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2010. 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. [115] In October 2006, he was named "Scotland's most stylish male" in the Scottish Style Awards. [100], In 2020 and 2021 he starred in the TV series Staged, with Michael Sheen. The film is co-produced by Tennant's wife, Georgia, and had originally been due to co-star his father-in-law, Peter Davison; however, Davison withdrew from the film in October 2016 due to a scheduling clash. The photographer, who is now trilingual, said:'I went through a period of depression from the age of 18 to 20-something. The iconic supermodel rose to runway superstardom in the '90s serving as a muse for brands including Versace, Chanel and Alexander McQueen Born David John McDonald in 1971, David Tennant had always wanted to be an actor. In January 2006, he took a one-day break from shooting Doctor Who to play Richard Hoggart in a dramatisation of the 1960 Lady Chatterley's Lover obscenity trial, The Chatterley Affair. 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Her unconventional . [119] In 2012, he introduced Labour Party leader Ed Miliband onstage at the Labour Party Conference. Stella met David while at the height of her fame, when he was a dashing French photographer assigned to a New York shoot with her. Stella Tennant stepping down the aisle with French born David Lasnet in the small parish church of Oxnam / PA In 1993, aged 23, Mrs Tennant broke into modelling, posing for magazines such as . [95], Tennant stars as a doctor suspected of murdering his family in Deadwater Fell, a Scottish true crime miniseries, which premiered in January 2020 on Channel 4. [11] In 2010, she starred in L.K.Bennett's Spring Summer campaign photographed by Tim Walker. From an unconventional aristocratic family, she worked with Helmut Lang, Karl Lagerfeld, Marc Jacobs, Alexander McQueen, and Gianni Versace. [6], Raised on a 1,500-acre (6km2) sheep farm that her parents ran at Newcastleton, in the Scottish Borders,[7] Tennant went to the local primary then attended St Leonards School in St Andrews[9] followed by Marlborough College[11] before completing a degree in sculpture at the Winchester School of Art. He follows a non-vegetarian diet. [131][132] Ty has acted in the film Tolkien and the 2019 television adaptation of War of the Worlds. Supermodel Stella Tennant 's family has confirmed her cause of death. Mrs Tennant also appeared in numerous advertising campaigns for the likes of Calvin Klein, Chanel, Hermes, and Burberry before retiring in 1998 as she was pregnant with her first child. British model Stella Tennant during Chanel's 1996-97 fall-winter . David Tennant's Time Lord also used up an extra regeneration to save himself in an episode called Journey's End. David lasnet and aristocratic supermodel Stella Tennant married in 1999 in Oxnam, a town on the Scottish borders. Neighbours were shocked at the news saying that, since the separation, David had seemingly moved to Edinburgh, where the couple had a mews house, and continued working as an osteopath while Stella had taken up riding. Joel Golby of the Guardian described it: "David Tennant and Michael Sheen squabbled over Zoom as exaggerated, frustrated, hyper-thespian versions of themselves, in an actors-playing-actors miniseries with the exact same energy of a late-night Comic Relief sketch; 15-minute episodes where you got to see familiar actors with their off-duty haircuts saying words that seemed real. [19] In 2003 Tennant appeared in the film Bright Young Things. DAVID Lasnet is the husband of the late model Stella Tennant. [10] He also starred in the 2003 London production of Martin McDonagh's The Pillowman. The stories feature current and previous Doctor Who actors, including Strax actor Dan Starkey, former Davros actor Terry Molloy, and many veterans of Big Finish, including Niky Wardley, who portrayed Eighth Doctor companion Tamsin. However, he was pleased to be able to use his own accent in one episode, when the Doctor briefly masquerades as "Dr. James McCrimmon" of Edinburgh in Tooth and Claw a nod to the Second Doctor's companion Jamie McCrimmon. The three-part series aired on BBC One in October and November 2013. [51] He joined the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), to play Hamlet with Patrick Stewart and Berowne in Love's Labours Lost in 2008. The fashion designer attributed to her resemblance to Coco Chanel. The character when interacted with makes a number of references to Doctor Who. But that was the only thing that gave the impression she wasnt completely happy.. I'm not going to dye my hair I don't want to pretend to be something that I'm not,' she said. As Tennant recalled from the audition, "they needed someone who could believably act 19 and bonkers". [12][13] He later legally changed his surname to comply with rules set by the American Screen Actors Guild (which was later merged into SAG-AFTRA). At the time, Tennant herself was a graduate in sculpture from Winchester School of Art, who, realising she did not have enough to say to become an artist, had tried and failed to monetise her near 6ft height and remarkable bones in modelling. Karl Lagerfeld named Tennant the face of Chanel in 1996, and she was cited by several designers as their . September 10, 1933. . [109], In 2008, Tennant was voted "Greenest Star on the Planet" in an online vote held by Playhouse Disney as part of the Playing for the Planet Awards. The End of Time was the two-part story that served as the 2009 Christmas Special and 2010 New Year Special of Doctor Who. They had four children together. [103][104][105][106], In December 2022, Tennant starred as Alexander Litvinenko in the ITV1 dramatisation Litvinenko. David Tennant is dying to work with Aaron Sorkin. [52] From August to November 2008 he appeared at the Courtyard Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon as Hamlet, playing that role in repertory with Berowne that October and November. Their children's names are Cecily, Marcel Lasnet, Iris Lasnet, and Jasmine Lasnet. And indeed, Tennant took the time to quench fans . [4] He was educated at Ralston Primary School and Paisley Grammar School and acted in various school productions. She had had a unique look since childhood chopped her own black hair urchin-tousled, flaunted the punk clothes her older sister forwarded from London and wore a nose ring. Early life. The pair were in the process of divorce after being married for 21 . Supermodel Stella Tennant 's family has confirmed her cause of death. Despite much of his work being television work, Tennant has described theatre work as his "default way of being". On 13 March 2009, he presented Red Nose Day 2009 with Davina McCall. 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. Fashion house Versace paid tribute to Tennant on Twitter, saying: "Versace is mourning the death of Stella Tennant. Arrangements for a memorial service will be announced at a later date.'. [21] This production transferred to the New Ambassadors Theatre from June 26 (opening July 1) to August 10, 2002. Tennant leaves behind four children, Iris, 15, Jasmine, 17, Cecily, 20, and Marcel, 22, who she shared with husband David Lasnet. [16], Tennant appeared on fashion catwalks for Shiatzy Chen, Bill Blass, Dior and Chanel. We do not have the related information on Cecily Lasnet's boyfriend and her dating life. Blanche hides the fact she has lost her job and slowly develops a mental break with reality and comes . And yet that photo in 1993 kicked off a 27-year career, a longevity enjoyed by only a few top models, most of whom earn the sobriquet "super" for their trouble. She had recently had her nasal septum pierced, which was an unusual look for models at the time. When his mother married Scottish actor David Tennant in 2011, whom she had met in 2008, Tennant adopted Ty, who gained Tennant's surname. The pair met when Mario Testino hired him as an assistant after he was talent spotted by the iconic fashion designer while drinking coffee outside a Paris cafe. In one of her final interviews, Stella said she was delighted to be growing old gracefully, joking that - at her husband's request - she had even stopped dyeing her greying hair. [28], In August 2014, Tennant was one of 200 celebrities who signed a letter to The Guardian newspaper expressing their hope that Scotland would vote to remain part of the United Kingdom in September's referendum on that issue. Model Stella Tennant dies aged 50. RELATED: David Tennant's 10 Best Roles, Ranked (According to Rotten Tomatoes) Things . [11][18], Tennant married French photographer and osteopath David Lasnet in the village of Oxnam, Roxburghshire, on 22 June 1999. She shot to fame after . Anna Wintour is mourning the loss of fashion industry icon Stella Tennant. Tennant had been formally offered the role of the Doctor during rehearsals for The Quatermass Experiment. He made the coments in a candid interview about their marriage nine years before her death. For this role he was nominated as Best Actor at the Royal Television Society Programme Awards 2010. Biography, news, photos and videos . During the Christmas season of 2002, he starred in a series of television advertisements for Boots the Chemists. [117], Tennant is a supporter of the Labour Party and appeared in a party political broadcast for them in 2005. He later performed alongside Davison's daughter, Georgia Moffett (as "Jenny") in the 2008 episode "The Doctor's Daughter". [1] His father was a minister who served as the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. [124], Tennant is married to English actress Georgia Moffett, making him the son-in-law of actress Sandra Dickinson and Fifth Doctor actor Peter Davison. They had been married for over two decades and were in the process of splitting. [83] He also voiced the Propaganda Minister in the 2015 Square Enix video game Just Cause 3. Tennant featured as the Doctor in an animated version of Doctor Who for Totally Doctor Who, The Infinite Quest, which aired on CBBC. Tennant's maternal grandfather, footballer Archie McLeod, met William and Agnes' daughter Nellie while playing for Derry City FC. Between January and May 2014, Tennant also filmed the US remake of Broadchurch, re-titled Gracepoint. [16] During filming of Takin' Over the Asylum he met comic actress and writer Arabella Weir. 6 in its "Top Ten" list of the most influential British television artists of the year, citing his roles in Blackpool, Casanova, Secret Smile, and Doctor Who. [79] One advert was voluntarily withdrawn after a complaint lodged by BBC Worldwide, which believed that the advert broke the corporation's guidelines by featuring references to Doctor Who that appeared to be a commercial endorsement of the service. [49] On 7 March 2010, he also appeared as George in a one-part BBC Radio 4 adaptation of Of Mice and Men in the Classic Serial strand. It was the final chronological appearance of David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor and introduced Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor in the closing moments of part two. She announced her first retirement from modelling before she was 30, when she married (dressed by favourite designer Helmut Lang) in the local kirk with no celebs invited. In November 2017, three new audio dramas were released by Big Finish Productions with Tennant once again starring as the Tenth Doctor, alongside Billie Piper as Rose Tyler. She replied 'not just yet'. The episode showed Tennant apparently predicting future events correctly by using automatic writing. Tennant developed his career in the British theatre, frequently performing with the Royal Shakespeare Company. [69] It was announced on 23 January 2013 that Tennant would return to the RSC for the company's 2013 winter season, playing the title role in Richard II at Stratford-upon-Avon (from 10 October to 16 November) and transferring to the Barbican Centre in London (from 9 December to 25 January 2014). She said that by the time people were allowed to travel again and the catwalk shows re-started, she would be regarded as too old. 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. [90], Tennant played psychopathic villain Cale Erendreich in the thriller film Bad Samaritan (2018), written by Brandon Boyce and directed by Dean Devlin. In this May 22, 1999 photo, Stella Tennant with French born David Lasnet on their wedding day in Oxnam, on the Scottish Borders. Tennant also lent his voice to adverts for Tesco Mobile, Nintendo Wii, and American Express. From October 2009, he hosted the Masterpiece Contemporary programming strand on the American Public Broadcasting Service. They were then the money generator, though Tennant worked without demanding supermodel premiums just to get out of bed. [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. [11], Tennant attended Saturday classes at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland before passing an official audition at age 16, becoming one of their youngest students and studying there between the ages of 17 and 20. Tennant in a Linton tweed overcoat and two-tone desert boots, raking her fingers through her choppy hair, was classic Chanel. The cast also included Charlotte Randle (Dawn), with Dominic Rowan (Bill), and Gary McDonald (William), and was again directed by Mark Brokaw. 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 . 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. By Reuters. The Scot made her name in the early 1990s on catwalks for designers like Karl Lagerfeld and Versace, and on the covers . 12:14 EST 24 Dec 2020. [63] Between April and June, he filmed Spies of Warsaw for BBC Four, in the lead role of Jean-Franois Mercier. She came from a completely . 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He has also been a voice actor in The Pirates! Lasnet recalled that his mental health also contributed to the realtionship getting off to a rocky start. Later, at 10 years old, she made her debut in Kenneth Branagh's film Belfast. His performance as Jimmy Porter in Look Back in Anger at the Theatre Royal, Bath, and Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, was recorded by the National Video Archive of Performance for the Victoria and Albert Museum Theatre Collection. Tennant and Lasnet separated earlier this year. Tennant, the aristocratic British model who was a muse to designers including Karl Lagerfeld and Gianni Versace, has died suddenly at the age of 50, her family said Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020. Then David and I decided we wanted to have a family." She married the photographer David Lasnet in 1999 and had four children. [45] The pilot was not picked up and the project was shelved. He played the title role in Big Finish's adaptation of Bryan Talbot's The Adventures of Luther Arkwright (2005). Tennant appeared in the 2008 episode "Holofile 703: Us and Phlegm" of the radio series Nebulous (a parody of Doctor Who) in the role of Doctor Beep, using his Lothian accent. Tennant was a top supermodel for over 30 years and was regarded as a muse . . [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. [22] She continued to sculpt, and with her sister, a gilder, operated a luxury homewares company, Tennant & Tennant. We will miss you forever Stella. When he moved to London shortly afterwards, he lodged with Weir for five years[10] and became godfather to her youngest child. If it wants to pursue me, that's a different thing, but me as I am. 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. Tennant did not intend to keep modelling after the birth of their children, Marcel, Cecily, Jasmine and Iris, but it proved unexpectedly easy to take limited-length gigs, and she remained in demand for the rest of her life for ads, magazine work, regular catwalks, and an appearance in the 2012 Olympics ceremony as a distinctive British asset: I havent found a better part-time job., In 2015, the London gunmakers Holland & Holland, now owned by the Chanel group, asked Tennant to help design their country gear: her own off-duty uniform, from solid wet heather proof shoes through to shepherds plaid wrap, was their ideal. [114] In January 2006, readers of the British gay and lesbian newspaper The Pink Paper voted him the "Sexiest Man in the Universe". [citation needed], Tennant featured in an episode of Trick or Treat on Channel 4 in May 2008. Tennant was more interested in art at the time, not terribly taken with modeling. David Lasnet also credited the model with 'lifting him out of depression' early in their marriage but said she did not know the depths of the support she had given him. In an Adventure with Scientists! David Fisher/Shutterstock. [7][8], At the age of three, Tennant told his parents that he wanted to become an actor because he was a fan of Doctor Who,[9] but they encouraged him to aim for more conventional work. "Stella had been unwell for some time," a spokesperson for Tennant said. Stella Tennant - a life in pictures. Tennant was a top supermodel for over 30 years and was regarded as a muse for many designers . [66][67] Tennant also presented the new comedy quiz show Comedy World Cup, in 2012 which ran on Saturday nights for seven episodes. From then on, everything got better.'. 2. Her family announced Tennant's death in a statement to The Guardian on Wednesday. [116], Tennant is an ambassador for Worldwide Cancer Research. His first Shakespearean role for the RSC was in As You Like It (1996); having auditioned for the role of Orlando, the romantic lead, he was instead cast as the jester Touchstone, which he played in his natural Scottish accent. Elle est ne Londres, au Royaume-Uni. She was the granddaughter of Andrew Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire and his wife Deborah Mitford, the youngest of the Mitford sisters. [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. Related Topics. [138], For other people named David Tennant, see. 'Stella taught me English'. The Doctor's face may be familiar, but this is a whole new incarnation, and he could be very different. Stella Tennant Family With Daughter,Son and Husband David Lasnet 2020 https://youtu.be/9CFNdHxAtAoReal Name : Stella TennantBorn : 17 December 1970Died : 22 . The couple's daughter Olive was born in 2011. His other notable roles include Giacomo Casanova in the BBC comedy-drama serial Casanova (2005), Barty Crouch Jr. in . I had to give up eating,' she recalled. The pair split in August Stella Tennant died this week just weeks after her 50th . (Though they never went as far as her thermal layer; she always wore a warm vest beneath those sweaters and shirts from Paris or Milan.) [60][61] He played dual roles: the main character, put-upon teacher Mr. Peterson, and his "golden boy" twin brother and rival. Related profiles. [136] In November 2015, Tennant announced that they had recently had a daughter named Doris. I mean, what else is there really?'. Stella Tennant - a life in pictures The model married the photographer David Lasnet in 1999, after meeting him on a shoot. On 9 February 2015, Tennant appeared on the Radio 4 panel show Just a Minute, becoming the show's most successful debut contestant. Cecily is the eldest of three sisters. [68], In January 2012, Tennant was appointed to the Royal Shakespeare Company board, to be on the selection committee interviewing and choosing the new artistic director. David John Tennant (n McDonald; born 18 April 1971) is a Scottish actor. The play was written by Andrew Davies and directed by Doctor Who's James Hawes for the digital television channel BBC Four. [24], Tennant died on 22 December 2020, aged 50,[17][25] in Duns, Scottish Borders, Scotland. Stella Tennant was a Scottish-English model and fashion designer. He and their children survive her.