Downton Abbey star Harry Hadden-Paton is opening up about what it was like to work with the late Maggie Smith.

“She was such a big part of the show,” Hadden-Paton, 44, exclusively told Us Weekly on Tuesday, September 8, ahead of the premiere of his new movie, Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale.

“As soon as we sat around the table, people were like, ‘Should we text Maggie? Should we send her a picture? She’s just everywhere,” he continued. “And physically, there was a portrait of her watching us, making us behave. She was scary as hell, but had the heart of an actress. If you engaged with her as an actor, that’s when she lit up.”

The beloved actress and Harry Potter star died on September 27, 2024. She was 89.

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