Daisy Edgar-Jones reveals she tries not to go longer than three weeks apart from her boyfriend
The actress has spoken candidly about making a long-distance relationship work, her hopes of starting a family and her concerns about how endometriosis could affect her future.
Daisy Edgar-Jones has opened up about balancing a long-distance relationship with photographer Ben Seed.
Revealing she and her partner never to spend more than three weeks apart, the actress, 28, also spoke candidly about her hopes of becoming a mother and her concerns over living with endometriosis.
Daisy discussed her three-year relationship with Ben during an interview with British Vogue, explaining how the demands of their careers often keep them in different countries.
The Normal People star, who is preparing for the release of a new adaptation of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility in September, also reflected on how her diagnosis of endometriosis has shaped her outlook on starting a family.
The actress has also recently completed work on the thriller Enter a Place in Hell, directed by Chloé Domont and co-starring Michelle Williams, as she continues to build on the international success that followed her acclaimed performances in Normal People, Where the Crawdads Sing and Twisters.
Discussing her relationship with Vogue, Daisy said: “We try not to go longer than three weeks without seeing each other if possible.
“We’re intensely together and then intensely apart but somehow it works.
“It can be hard when I’m so far away, it can be really tough, but thank goodness for FaceTime. We find ways to make it work.”
Daisy explained she moved to east London after meeting Ben, who lived in London Fields.
She said: “I didn’t know this area well until I met my boyfriend, who lived in London Fields.
“Then I fell in love with east London.”
The couple were introduced on a blind date and, reflecting on their relationship, Daisy said: “With that amount of time, I feel like you get to see each other through so much.
“He’s so supportive and really champions me in a way that is so magic. I feel very safe and happy.”
Daisy also revealed the pair have collaborated professionally after producing Ben’s first short film in 2024 and said she hopes they will work together again.
She said: “We had fun recently when he got hired to shoot me for a magazine and they didn’t know that we were together. I was like ‘Should we tell them?’
“I love shooting with him. I know him so well, so I can really relax and be creative. Sometimes he’ll be like, ‘Do you fancy shooting this thing?’ And we’ll just go and do something in the studio together that feels really artistic.
“He loves film and he’s so great to talk to about it, and so passionate, but he also sees it from a different angle. I would love to be directed by him. He’s so talented.”
Daisy also reflected on attending the wedding of her friend and former Cold Feet co-star Ella Hunt.
She said: “She was with me at the beginning and now, seeing her in the dress… I was like, ‘Oh my God, we’re grown-ups, we’re getting married. It's all starting!’ It’s kind of wild.”
Asked about weddings more generally, Daisy said: “At my own wedding, I wouldn’t mind if everyone was going full sexy. That’s fun. But for someone else, I wouldn’t, because, like, it’s an odd way to meet their nan.”
The actress is due to star as Elinor Dashwood opposite George MacKay, in the forthcoming adaptation of Sense and Sensibility.
Speaking about revisiting Jane Austen’s novel, Daisy said: “The 1995 version is one of my favourite movies of all time. So it was fun to see how we could remake that classic for another generation. This feels modern and distinctive.
“There are moments that are rageful. Georgia really wanted to bring out the wildness of these girls. Elinor is more composed and contained than Marianne but she still feels things deeply. She just knows how to tame it.”
Comparing the romance between Elinor and Edward Ferrars with her breakthrough role in Normal People, Daisy said: “A real Connell and Marianne feel to it, because so much is unsaid.”
She added of George: “I’ve also never seen anyone look so good in breeches and a floppy shirt.”
Daisy also spoke about living with endometriosis, a condition she has previously discussed publicly.
She said: “It started in my late teens. When I was 20, I remember my mum was like, ‘This is not normal, the amount of pain you’re in’.
“It’s a chronic thing. I’ve been reading a lot about it and managing it, and it’s far less painful now than before.
“I have an anti-inflammatory diet, I don’t drink much anymore. There is always a worry that it will come back. A big thing (with the condition) is struggling to have kids and I definitely don’t want it to get in the way of that.”
Calling for greater awareness of the condition, Daisy said: “It affects so many women and many don’t know they have it. Of course cramping is normal but to be doubled over in pain isn’t. You shouldn’t have to grin and bear it.”
