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LEGENDARY actress Shirley MacLaine has admitted that she has a crush on her Downton Abbey co-star Brendan Coyle.

Published: Thu, April 25, 2013

Shirley MacLaine has admitted that she has a crush on her Downton co-star Brendan Coyle (WENN)

The 79-year-old star, who plays Martha Levinson in the hit ITV1 show, is gearing herself up to film the fourth series but says she won't act on her feelings for Coyle, who plays the role of Bates.

"I love doing Downton,” she said. "I loved it from the moment I showed up on set. We were all out in the rain and the wind and everybody was acting away and so good. I have kind of a crush on Brendan. He’s quite mysterious. You don’t really know what he’s up to."

MacLaine explained that she told Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes what she thought of Coyle, which led to him arranging a lunch date.

I have kind of a crush on Brendan. He’s quite mysterious. You don’t really know what he’s up to.

Shirley MacLaine

"I think he wanted to see if there were any cougaring sparks flying,” she said.

But MacLaine has put her days of on-set attractions behind her, and instead spends her time catching up with co-star Dame Maggie Smith.

"We don’t like to walk around much any more so we sat on the bench for hours talking about life, love and the pursuit of happiness," she told the Daily Telegraph in a recent interview.

The next series of Downton Abbey is expected to air this Autumn.

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