BBC Breakfast guest's moving tribute to late co-star Pauline Collins

BBC Breakfast Guest Pays Moving Tribute to Pauline Collins

Tom Conti, a guest on BBC Breakfast, expressed a heartfelt tribute to Pauline Collins, the late actress known for her role in Shirley Valentine. Pauline passed away peacefully at the age of 85 after a long battle with Parkinson's disease.

Personal Impact of Pauline Collins

Tom Conti, who worked with Pauline in the 1989 romantic comedy, described her as "brilliant" during his appearance on the show. He shared how the project profoundly affected both of their lives.

"Pauline did change my life. She did, in fact, change my life because I did Shirley V with her. And that changed both of our lives, really, due to her phenomenal work."

Admiration for Her Acting

Conti praised Pauline's talent for conveying thought through her acting, calling her performance incandescent.

"As I watched her speak to the camera, I thought, this movie's going to be a hit. Because she was so incandescent, really, in her ability to transfer thought, which is really what acting is about more than anything else, is the transference of thought."

He added that Pauline, alongside Maggie Smith, were among the greatest actresses, highlighting the authenticity she brought to her roles.

"The secret of acting is not acting and she was brilliant at that. And you believed her absolutely everything that she said. Because you weren't watching an actress, you were watching a person. And that's a phenomenal skill."

Summary

Tom Conti’s tribute highlights Pauline Collins’ extraordinary ability to bring genuine emotion and thought to her roles, profoundly impacting those she worked with and audiences alike.

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Daily Mail Daily Mail — 2025-11-07

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