EXCLUSIVE: Jemima Khan opens up about her friendship with Neighbors star Jason Donovan as they reunite at the Sydney premiere of new film What’s Love Got To Do With It?
Jemima Goldsmith, who uses the last name Khan for work, has revealed an unlikely friendship with Neighbors star Jason Donovan.
The ex-wife of Pakistani cricketer Imran Khan revealed the unlikely friendship at the Sydney premiere of his new film What’s Love Got To Do With It? on Monday night.
Speaking to Daily Mail Australia on the red carpet, Goldsmith, 48, admitted she was excited to see her old friend, while talking about the film she also wrote.
Jemima Goldsmith (pictured) has revealed her unlikely friendship with Neighbors star Jason Donovan.
“Very exciting, the quintessential Australian Jason Donovan from my childhood is here to support me,” he enthused.
“I haven’t seen him in about 30 years,” she continued, before calling out to him.
It will give away our age. How long has it been since I last saw you? she asked Donovan before he cheekily replied, “Since the school gates, probably about five years.”
Speaking to Daily Mail Australia on the red carpet, Goldsmith, 48, admitted she was excited to see her old friend. Jemima pictured with Jason Donovan
Jemima also spoke about how living in Pakistan helped her become the person she is today.
“I would definitely be a different person if I hadn’t lived there for 10 years and felt like I grew up there,” he said.
When asked if he included real-life characters in the new movie he wrote, he said, “The movie is based on some, it’s characters I met along the way or things I experienced or saw.”
Jemima also spoke about how living in Pakistan helped her become the person she is today. “She would definitely be a different person if she hadn’t lived there for 10 years and felt like I grew up there,” she said.
The romantic comedy stars Lily James and Dame Emma Thompson and is believed to be inspired by Jemima’s nine-year marriage to former Pakistani Prime Minister and cricket legend Imran Khan.
The film follows documentary filmmaker Zoe (Lily James) as she navigates the modern dating scene with little success, much to the dismay of her mother Cath (Emma Thompson).
Meanwhile, Kazim (Shazad Latif), Zoe’s childhood friend and neighbor, decides to follow in his parents’ footsteps and pursue an arranged marriage with a brilliant and beautiful bride from Pakistan.
What does love have to do with it? hits theaters on January 26.
Jemima was married to former cricketer Imran Khan from 1995 to 2004.