Talk:Josh O'Connor

Place of birth
O'Connor's place of birth seems to have been changed from Cheltenham to Southampton on 12 January 2019, with no supporting evidence.

Maybe he was born there but reference No.2 at the foot of the entry links here http://www.verge.is/article/josh-oconnor/ - and the article in question includes the query: Where are you from, to which O'Connor replies: I’m a Cheltenham boy. Cheltenham is a peaceful spa town in Gloucestershire, which is southwest England, and about two-and-a-half hours from London. It’s very old England with beautiful Victorian houses. The most Gloucestershire thing about me used to be my accent because it was very distinct and thick, but I lost it. Now I’d say it’s the fact that I love the countryside. I live in London now and I don’t fit in there; it’s clear that I need to be by trees and fields. I’m a true country boy.

Possible Heir to the "Bunting Tea Fortune"
"“I guess in a weird way it didn't feel very naturalistic at all. It felt like these people were speaking so well about their emotions. I had spent most of my career to this point playing working-class people, people who were perhaps less able to articulate their emotions. (O'Connor, an heir to the Bunting tea fortune, is aware of the irony here)."

https://www.irishcentral.com/opinion/cahirodoherty/josh-oconnor-emma-the-crown-hope-gap

^ This article from 2020 is the first and only mention of this 'tea fortune'.

Sourced from the wikipedia entry on John Bunting, his maternal grandfather: "Bunting was born in London, England, the son of Bridget E. (McElearney) and Bernard L. M. Bunting, a tea broker."

Interesting factoid. However, it's hard to find any more info on Bernard L.M. Bunting's business. 96.40.129.176 (talk) 07:50, 25 May 2024 (UTC)