Elizabeth McGovern doesn't understand Downton Abbey's popularity
Elizabeth McGovern “doesn’t understand” the popularity of ‘Downton Abbey’. The 60-year-old actress will reprise her role as Cora Crawley, the Countess of Grantham, in ‘Downton Abbey: A New Era’, and although she’s confident it will be a hit, Elizabeth is still unsure why it's so successful. Speaking to the UK edition of OK! magazine, she said: “People ask me why the show has succeeded over the years and I have no idea. “I don’t understand it. I am just grateful. But viewers connect to it for different reasons.” Elizabeth thought making the ‘Downton’ movies would be a bigger and better experien...