Michelle Dockery Announces Pregnancy at Downton Abbey Premiere London

Michelle Dockery, best known for her role as Lady Mary Crawley in the Downton Abbey series, announced she is pregnant with her first child alongside husband Jasper Waller-Bridge at the world premiere of Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale in London. The 43-year-old actress showcased her baby bump in a blue off-the-shoulder gown while attending the event with her husband, whom she married in a private ceremony in September 2023. The couple began dating in 2019 and announced their engagement in January 2022 through a notice in The Times of London. Dockery was previously engaged to public relations executive John Dineen, who died in 2015 after battling a rare form of cancer. The Downton Abbey franchise, which began in 2010, is concluding with the third and final film premiering worldwide on September 12, set in the 1930s and following the Crawley family and their staff through new challenges. Many of Dockery's Downton Abbey co-stars attended both the premiere and her wedding, highlighting the close-knit community around the beloved series.