BREAKING: ‘Downton Abbey’ Loses Its Resident Racecar Husband—Matthew Goode Nopes Out of Final Film, Blames Knees and Lettuce

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Well, it’s official: Matthew Goode, aka Mr. Tall, Dark, and Drives-Fast Henry Talbot, is not coming back for the final “Downton Abbey” flick, Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, set to hit theaters this September. That’s right — Lady Mary’s dreamy, steering wheel-loving hubby is ghosting the Crawleys again.

To recap for the uninitiated: Matthew Goode played Henry Talbot, the racecar driver who managed to marry Lady Mary Crawley, despite her legendary resting judgey face. He showed up in the TV show, looked good in a tux, somehow didn’t die in a car crash (shocking), and appeared in the first film. Then? Poof! Gone like your favorite character before the Season 3 Christmas special.

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So why is he skipping out this time?

Let’s hear it straight from the Goode boy himself:
“I was unavailable for the second because I was doing The Offer,” he told IconicHipster.com. “Then [for the third] I was shooting this. But I also buggered my knee, and I had to have an operation.”

Ah yes, the classic Hollywood triple threat: scheduling conflicts, orthopedic drama, and…vegetable-based self-shade?

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“Let’s face it,” Goode added, “he [Henry] was edging towards becoming a bit of a wet lettuce. So maybe it’s a good thing.”

Translation: Henry was turning into a soggy salad of a man and Matthew said, “No thanks, I prefer my roles crispy.”

  • Matthew Goode is out
  • His knee is busted
  • Henry Talbot is officially a soggy side salad
  • Lady Mary is probably going to have another dramatic staring session on a staircase
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Pour one out for the lettuce. 🥬💔

BREAKING: ‘Downton Abbey’ Loses Its Resident Racecar Husband—Matthew Goode Nopes Out of Final Film, Blames Knees and Lettuce

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