rupertcampbellblack on Gloucestershire Dailyhttps://gloucestershiredaily.co.uk/tags/rupertcampbellblack/Recent content in rupertcampbellblack on Gloucestershire DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usSun, 10 May 2026 11:10:50 +0000Rivals Star Alex Hassell Reflects on Dame Jilly Cooper’s Touching Last Wordshttps://gloucestershiredaily.co.uk/rivals-star-alex-hassell-reflects-on-dame-jilly-coopers-touching-last-words/Sun, 10 May 2026 11:10:50 +0000https://gloucestershiredaily.co.uk/rivals-star-alex-hassell-reflects-on-dame-jilly-coopers-touching-last-words/Alex Hassell, who stars as the charming Rupert Campbell-Black in the hit Disney+ series “Rivals,” has opened up about the deeply emotional last words Dame Jilly Cooper spoke to him. The Gloucestershire-born novelist, who created the story that inspired the show back in 1988, passed away unexpectedly last October at the age of 88. In a candid interview with the Sunday Times, Hassell recalled how Dame Jilly’s sudden death profoundly affected him.