Leonardo DiCaprio’s ex Camila Morrone was seen alongside Tom Hiddleston on the set of The Night Manager for the first time on Monday evening.
The Victoria Secret’s model, 27, has reportedly replaced Elizabeth Debicki, 33, who starred as Jemima ‘Jed’ Marshall, the girlfriend/mistress of Hugh Laurie’s character, Richard Roper.
Meanwhile, Tom, 43, is returning to the smash hit series as ex-military hotel manager Jonathan Pine, who is having a secret relationship with Jed.
Camila, who decided to act full-time after she starred in Daisy Jones & The Six, it yet to confirm the character that she will be playing in The Night Manager.
Filming scenes in London this week, the actress and Tom were seen outside the Bridcot Hotel.
Leonardo DiCaprio’s ex Camila Morrone, 27, was seen alongside Tom Hiddleston on the set of The Night Manager for the first time on Monday evening
Tom , 43, is returning to the smash hit series as ex-military hotel manager Jonathan Pine
The second instalment is expected to pick up where the first series left off eight years ago.
Camilla looked elegant in a satin blouse and white wide leg trousers, with a tan trench coat draped over her shoulders.
Last month she was rumoured to be replacing Elizabeth on set, according to The Sun.
A TV insider said: ‘While many of the big names involved in the first series will be returning for the second, Camila is a sensational new addition.
‘Tom is now eight years older than he was when he first played the leading man in but Camila is the same age that Elizabeth was when she first appeared on the show in 2016.
‘She is 17 years younger than the show’s star. Of course, bosses could have opted for an actress who was now in their 30s or 40s but — much like DiCaprio — they seem to prefer a younger model.’
Tom shared plenty of steamy scenes with Elizabeth in the first series of the programme – which could now be taken over by Camila.
Leonardo endured a five-year romance with Camila from 2017 until 2022 in the peak of her modelling career.
MailOnline have contacted the BBC and Camila’s representatives for a comment.
The Victoria Secret’s model has reportedly replaced Elizabeth Debicki , 33, who starred as Jemima ‘Jed’ Marshall , the girlfriend/mistress of Hugh Laurie’s character, Richard Roper
Tom’s character had a secret relationship with Elizabeth’s character, Jed, during the first series (Elizabeth and Tom pictured in the series)
Filming scenes in London this week, the actress and Tom were seen outside the Bridcot Hotel
Camilla looked elegant in a satin blouse and white wide leg trousers, with a tan trench coat draped over her shoulders
The actress’ hair was styled into soft curls
During the scene she was pictured walking down the street outside the hotel
Camila later changed into a much more casual look
The star carried a copy of the script between takes
Tom wore a dark grey jumper with a pair of smart black trousers
It was confirmed in April that multi-award winning BBC spy thriller would be back for two more series, following the explosive season one finale in 2016.
Tom, who plays Jonathan Pine, recently revealed details about the much anticipated return of The Night Manager as well as Hugh Laurie possibly reprising his role as arms dealer and villain Dickie Roper.
He said the battle to ‘get the story right’ was the reason it had taken such a long time to return to the screen.
During an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, he said: ‘We were working very closely with John Le Carré, the great writer who wrote the original novel and many others who sadly passed away a few years ago but he had a huge input on the story’.
Tom explained how following series one being based on the original book a whole new story for his character Jonathan Pine had to be created from scratch.
The Loki star was then pressed by the host if co-star Hugh, 64, who was producing the new series, would back acting on screen after his character was kidnapped by enemies at the end of series one.
Despite saying he ‘didn’t know’ Jimmy quipped: ‘Now this for sure seems like a lie, and I’ll tell you why, because you just said you figured out the story’.
Before adding: ‘Now how can you figure out the story, without knowing if Hugh Laurie is in the story’.
Stumped, Tom said with a smile: ‘That’s good maths’.
The first series of The Night Manager won multiple BAFTAs, Emmy Awards, and Golden Globes and was watched by more than 10 million viewers, making it one of 2016’s most watched TV shows.
Tom even bagged himself a Best Actor at the Golden Globes for the role. He said in a statement following the announcement: ‘The first series of The Night Manager was one of the most creatively fulfilling projects I have ever worked on.
‘The depth, range and complexity of Jonathan Pine was, and remains, a thrilling prospect.
‘I’m so looking forward to reuniting with Simon and Stephen Cornwell, David Farr and Stephen Garrett, and to working with Georgi Banks-Davies to tell the next chapter of our story. I can’t wait.’
Tom shared plenty of steamy scenes with Elizabeth in the first series of the programme – which could now be taken over by Camila
A TV insider told The Sun: ‘While many of the big names involved in the first series will be returning for the second, Camila is a sensational new addition’
They added: ‘Tom is now eight years older than he was when he first played the leading man in but Camila is the same age that Elizabeth was when she first appeared on the show in 2016’
It was confirmed in April that multi-award winning BBC spy thriller would be back for two more series, following the explosive season one finale in 2016
Tom, who plays Jonathan Pine, recently revealed details about the much anticipated return of The Night Manager as well as Hugh Laurie possibly reprising his role
He said the battle to ‘get the story right’ was the reason it had taken such a long time to return to the screen
Still on the outer fringes of stardom, Morrone’s professional fortunes are about to change rather significantly thanks to a surprise new role in BBC drama
Inspired by the characters in John le Carré’s best-selling novel, the first series won multiple BAFTAs, Emmy Awards, and Golden Globes and was watched by more than 10 million viewers
Still on the outer fringes of stardom, Morrone’s professional fortunes are about to change rather significantly thanks to a surprise new role in BBC drama The Night Manager.
It is the latest step on a path that began more than decade ago with a small part in James Franco‘s 2013 feature Bukowski, a forgettable biopic based on the childhood years of celebrated American novelist and poet Charles Bukowski.
But while the road for most struggling actors is littered with obstacles, Morrone’s has been helpfully cleared by her pseudo step-father – Hollywood legend Al Pacino – and former boyfriend Leonardo DiCaprio.
The desire to act came early, with Morrone born to Argentinian actors to Maximo Morrone and Lucila Polak in 1997, shortly after their move from South America to southern California.
Her parents would subsequently divorce in 2006, with Polak – who performs under the stage name Lucila Solá – soon embarking on a four-year relationship with Pacino, who Morrone refers to as her stepfather to this day.
Raised in Los Angeles, she was briefly enrolled at the legendary Beverly Hills High – the school responsible for inspiring ’90s teen series Beverly Hills 90210 thanks to its roll call of famous former students.
Morrone also admitted she was reluctant to enter the acting industry after seeing her own parents struggle to put food on the table.
She told the Los Angeles Times: ‘I saw them struggle their whole lives to be financially independent actors, and seeing them go through that, I was kind of turned off to it.
‘There was so much angst around acting, and it was such a topic of conversation — never knowing where your next paycheck is going to come from. I thought: “I’m going to go to college. I’m going to have a normal 9-to-5 job.”
‘And of course, I ended up exactly like them.’
Previously she told Vulture that studying at Beverly Hills High School was nothing like the TV show and its depiction of privileged middle-class teenagers.
She said: ‘You don’t have to be a rich kid to go there. It was weird – my parents didn’t raise me like that.
‘Even if they had the money – which they didn’t – I wasn’t getting a $100,000 car for my birthday.
‘So to grow up around kids like that is very disorienting. It’s confusing, and eye-opening for how the world works, to see that kind of money and privilege at 15, 16. But I had to work for my first car.’
Morrone remains close to Al Pacino, who dated her actress mother Lucila Sola for four years IL-R: Lucila Sola, Al Pacino and Camila Morrone at the Venice Film Festival in 2014)
Her early acting roles included a part in Eli Roth’s 2018 thriller Death Wish, in which she starred alongside Elisabeth Shue and Bruce Willis
The following year she took a starring role in Mickey And The Bear (pictured)
The actress also won a starring role in Netflix miniseries Daisy Jones & The Six in 2023 (pictured: co-stars Camilla Morrone, Sam Clafin and Riley Keough)
In 2013 when she got her first movie role in Bukowski, she went to Pacino for advice, and he promptly invited her to his place to read the script.
Two hours later, after they finished the script she asked the veteran star: ‘So what do I do? What is acting? How do I do it? I don’t know how to cry.’
He responded: ‘Just be yourself, if you don’t cry that’s fine, just react to the act, and you’ll be fine… you’re 16, no one cares.’
Further acting roles followed, with Morrone winning parts in 2018 stoner comedy Never Going Back and Eli Roth thriller Death Wish, released the same year with a cast led by Bruce Willis and Elisabeth Shue.