`I FEEL I CAN BREATHE AGAIN'

Writer, actor and comedy genius Daisy May Cooper won our hearts (and three BAFTAs) with This Country. But privately, she tells Terri White, she was at rock bottom

There are preconceptions about Daisy May Cooper. That she has zero fear. Zero filter. And gives zero f*ks. Over the course of our conversation, it becomes clear that two out of three ain’t bad. We’re in a north London studio, secreted in an attic space where the 36-year-old actor and writer greets me like we’ve known each for years. Before long we’re veering from the most serious of topics to the coarsest of gags - often within the same sentence. There’s no warm-up. No dipping of toes. This is Daisy. We’re here to talk about her new BBC comedy/drama/thriller Am I Being Unreasonable?, in which Daisy plays Nic, a frustrated, fraying mum who’s grieving a secret loss when she meets new toxic friend/ potential psychopath Jen (played by actual best…

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