Jessie Buckley on Killarney, career and Wicked Little Letters: 'I didn't need a swearing bootcamp'

She is a regular on red carpets around the world, but seems utterly unaffected by fame. Esther McCarthy meets the refreshingly down-to-earth Jessie Buckley

Jessie Buckley (left) and Olivia Colman attend the European premiere of Wicked Little Letters at Odeon Luxe, Leicester Square, central London. Picture date: Tuesday February 13, 2024

When Olivia Colman first contacted her peer and friend, Jessie Buckley, about their “naughty” new, expletive-laden movie, the Irish actress jumped at the opportunity to sign up.

“When she sent me the script, I read it and I laughed, and I was like: ‘Oh my God, a whole film about cursing, how delicious. I definitely want to be fucking doing that’,” laughs Buckley.