LENA'S HAPPY ENDING

Girls star moves from New York to London, finds romance on a blind date, gets married and writes a new show

- GILL PRINGLE

If Lena Dunham's award-winning show Girls candidly explored the messy joys and struggles of New York twentysomethings, her latest show takes a witty look at what women might want in their thirties.

Better still, the Netflix romcom Too Much is set in London and loosely based on her own romance and subsequent marriage to the guitarist Luis Felber.

Their relationship came after a tumultuous time for the star. She had dated the Bleachers musician and producer Jack Antonoff throughout the six seasons of Girls from 2012 to 2017 but their relationship ended soon after her show did. Then, Lena underwent a hysterectomy for endometriosis and entered rehab to treat benzodiazepine addiction.

She relocated to London and in February 2021 friends set up a blind date with Luis, whom she affectionately refers to as “Lu”, which resulted in a whirlwind engagement and wedding at Union Club seven months later, with Taylor Swift serving as one of eight bridesmaids.

She wore three different Christopher Kane wedding gowns and said at the time: “I want to relive this day for the rest of my life!” Now, through Too Much, she's doing that, courtesy of the producers of Love Actually.

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