Downton Abbey heart-throb Allen Leech reveals his secret Scottish love

DOWNTON Abbey heart-throb Allen Leech has revealed he has fallen in love with a Scots make-up artist.
The Irish actor, who plays chauffeur Tom Branson, met his girlfriend on the set of the period drama.
And it was love at first sight for Allen, 32, when they met in a trailer at Ealing Studios in London.
He said: “She is Scottish so I’m keeping the Celtic thing going.
“She’s a make-up artist. This is going to sound wrong but she did everybody, I just stood out. We’ve been together for a year. I think it’s serious. It’s going very well.”
Allen spoke about the relationship during a live chat show-style performance by US comedy characters Ronna and Beverly at Soho Theatre in London.
After inviting the actor on stage, they asked him if he was gay, saying: “Are you Behind the Candelabra or in front?” – a reference to the new film about Liberace.
He replied: “I am in front of the candelabra. I am seeing a girl. We have been going out for a year.”
He admitted she was in the audience but when asked about marriage he said only: “I’ll let you know.”
Allen was once linked to former co-star Jessica Brown Findlay but later said it was “just a rumour”.
He insisted his role on the ITV show had not changed his love life.
Allen added: “On Twitter, a couple of people proposed but apart from that, I’ve been quite busy, so I haven’t had a chance to go out.”
His character is an estate manager in the new series of Downton, which will be screened later this year.
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