How wild child Alison Mosshart was tamed by Eton-educated widower Damian Lewis – after getting together 14 months after his wife Helen McCrory’s death

Alison Mosshart and Damian Lewis looked smitten as they cuddled up in the sea in St Tropez as the sun shone down on them yesterday – fans of the Homeland actor will no doubt be happy to see him smiling again after the tragic loss of his wife two years past .

Helen McCrory, known for her roles in the Harry Potter films and the BBC series Peaky Blinders, died in April 2021 at the age of 52 after being diagnosed with breast cancer, leaving behind Damian and their two children Manan and Gulliver.

Shortly after her death, Damian wrote a heartbreaking tribute to Helen in The Times, revealing that his late wife wanted him to find love again – his children jokingly said their mother ‘wanted Daddy to have lots of girlfriends’.

Just over a year after her death, Damian was spotted with Florida-born wild child Alison, 44, who has fronted rock band The Kills alongside Jamie Hince since 2001 and also starred in The Dead Weather with Jack White.

As the couple, who have been together for at least a year, pile on the PDA and Alison posts to Instagram about her new flame’s “beautiful” music, it seems the public school-educated father of two is the wild child. has tamed into Alison – as she has brought him out of his shell in the midst of his grief.

Talking to the Independent in 2020, before she started dating Damian, Alison talked about her wild days with her bandmate Jamie as she toured the US and performed at dive bars before even owning a cell phone.

She recalled that she and Buckinghamshire native Hince took turns driving across the country and got into all sorts of trouble — including being chased by police during a high-speed chase in Ohio.

She said, “Our hearts were racing. I was filming our conversation. We were talking. Then all of a sudden the smoke and dust cleared behind us and in the rearview mirror I saw the cop just standing there. We just yelled.’

After the pair were eventually apprehended by the police, they were taken into custody and made to hand over their money – leaving the pair so broke they ended up sleeping in their car.

The Wild Child singer and songwriter is one half of the rock band The Kills, along with Buckinghamshire native Jamie Hince (pictured)

Damian and Alison have made several sweet appearances on date nights since coming out with their romance in 2022

Despite having a reputation as a party girl, Mosshart has denied taking drugs, saying she always preferred cigarettes, red wine and coffee.

When questioned about a 2011 comment her bandmate Hince made about her vocals, which had changed during their time in the band, she replied that she had no answer to what he had said, insisting: “No one tells me What do I have to do.”

Since the pair were first photographed together, they’ve been spotted on several sweet date nights across the UK and US – and were recently spotted together in New York City enjoying drinks outside while Damian relaxed with a cigarette.

In May, Damian posted a sweet selfie to Instagram of himself and Alison, both dressed in Statue of Liberty memorabilia, as they pouted on the Hudson River after visiting New York City’s tourist hot spot.

He captioned the photo: ‘I mean what would you do with a day off?’

In May, Damian Lewis posted a sweet, pouting selfie of himself and Alison as they played tourists for the day and visited the Statue of Liberty

While on the PDA this week during their beloved vacation to St. Tropez, the pair enjoyed some time off after Alison’s promotional tour for the Kills’ new album and a short break from Damian’s own tour, where he played songs from his own tour. hears. debut album Mission Creep.

While Alison and Damian continue to make beloved performances, the pairing has received the endorsement of Alison’s 76-year-old mother, Vivian.

She told MailOnline last year: “I don’t know how much flak I’m going to get for all this, but obviously we’re excited for her.

They have mutual friends. I’m not exactly sure how they met, but I’m fine with it. If she’s happy, we’re happy. I have yet to meet him, but I sure would like to.’

Vivian said she knew about the actor’s heartbreaking backstory but was less familiar with his starring roles on hit shows such as Homeland, Band of Brothers and Billions, in which Lewis played hedge fund titan Bobby Axelrod.

“I think I’ve seen Billions a few times, but normally we just watch movies. I’ve heard there’s a new show coming out, but I haven’t seen any of it,” she commented.

Speaking about her daughter’s character, she said, “She’s not easy to summarize. She is a complicated, beautiful lady and very intelligent.

“She is so talented in so many areas that it constantly amazes us. It actually surprises us. We are very proud.’

Although they come from very different backgrounds as Damian was educated at the most prestigious boarding school in the UK, they both share a deep love for music as Damian embarks on his new career.

And after his album came out in June of this year, she posted a sweet tribute to him on Instagram.

Sharing the artwork for his cover art, Alison wrote, “Huge congratulations to (Damian Lewis) on the release day of his first album on Decca. This record is beautiful inside and out. Happiest liberation day baby!’