In recent years, Rebecca Ferguson has played roles in major international blockbusters such as “Dune” and several Mission Impossible films. Now she mourns another Londoner, Sven-Bertil Taube, who died last Friday.
— It is heartbreaking. Even though he was 87, he felt so young, he had such energy, she says.
She got to know Sven-Bertil Taube when they played opposite each other in Richard Hobert’s “En enkel till Antibes”, which had its premiere in 2011. The film gave Taube his second Golden Globe Award.
In addition to being a singer, Sven-Bertil Taube had a long acting career, with roles both in Dramaten and in films, both internationally and in Swedish.
“Such bigot”
During the recording, they became close to each other, says Rebecca Ferguson:
— He was such a storyteller. He had great stories to tell. Between takes, I sat down with him and heard his stories. There was a rhythm, a musicality to everything he did. It was an experience.
She describes him as funny and joking.
— I don’t usually get starstruck, but with him… he was such a star for me.
Rebecca Ferguson is one of Sweden’s biggest film stars internationally. Archive image.
In one scene in the film, Rebecca Ferguson’s character rides a moped with Taube in the passenger seat. She laughs at the memory.
— It was scary, I was so afraid of falling over and that he would hurt himself.
Londoner
A few years after “An easy way to Antibes”, 39-year-old Rebecca Ferguson had her big international breakthrough in the TV series “The white queen” and since then she has been spending more time in England.
Among other things, she is current in “Wool”, which will be on Apple TV+. It is a television series that she herself has been involved in and produced.
It is now a few years since they met, Rebecca Ferguson says that she had talked about getting in touch with Sven-Bertil Taube again now that she also lives in London.
— The last time I met him, I was at his home with his wife Mikaela. One of the sons was at home too.