It was quite heavy, particularly when it filled with water in the bath! Playing an activist in Africa though, you don’t wear any make-up because it would be ridiculous as an activist to do so. The make-up artist stuck my prosthetic stomach on with glue and then had to paint it to match my flesh and that is so hard to get it right. Was it a relief to play a character where you didn’t have to spend hours in make-up, apart from being made to look pregnant? What fascinated me about Yvette was getting inside what drives a person to devote their life to helping other people. These people are putting their lives in danger and my responsibility was to do these people justice. I suppose that was my responsibility playing the role because there are people right now, as we sit here, who are devoting their lives to helping people who are less fortunate than them. All I knew was that she was a person who would do anything to help protect people that were less fortunate than her. I didn’t really know that much about her. John le Carré based your character, who’s trying to expose drug-company corruption in Africa, on the late Yvette Pioli. We set up a charitable trust and we’re building a school there and we’re going to provide fresh water because it’s a very small amount of money for us but providing an education is a life-changing experience for them. There is a high level of disease, of HIV, and yet the spirit of these people is so strong. The beauty of Africa, where we filmed at Lake Magadi and there were hundreds of bright pink flamingos and when you wake up in the morning the sun’s coming up over the planes of Africa – it’s one of the most beautiful sights in the world. Every day there were rewards, meeting these people and feeling their spirit and I’ll always carry that in my heart. How much of an impact did it have filming the movie in Africa?
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