Lily James takes a break from filming biopic Swiped as she throws herself into mission to protect wild animals in Kenya Do YOU have a story? Email [email protected] By Chikamso Chukwuenyem For Mailonline Published: 17:22, 7 August 2024 | Updated: 17:22, 7 August 2024 e-mail View comments Lily James took a break from filming her new biopic Swiped to lend herself to a wildlife conservation mission in Kenya. The actress, 35, gave an insight into her trip as she shared photos on Monday enjoying a warm drink at the top of a mountain and wrote in her diary.
Lily looked fresh-faced as she nestled into a Kenya-print chair which overlooked the vast and beautiful landscape. The Greedy People star has been appointed as the latest Global Supporter of wildlife conservation charity, Space For Giants. After accepting the role, Lily said: 'I am truly honoured to be a Space For Giants Global Supporter and help to achieve their goals to protect Africa's remaining natural ecosystems and populations of large wild animals they contain, and the people who depend on the land.
' Lily James took a break from filming her new drama Swiped to lend herself to a wildlife conservation mission in Kenya The English actress put her feet up and wrote in her diary in the images taken just before sunset The Greedy People star has been appointed as the latest Global Supporter of wildlife conservation charity Space For Giants Lily continued: 'Earlier this year, I had the privilege of visiting some of the critical wild refuges that have been restored and protected by Space for Giants in Kenya. 'With more than 90% of Africa's 8,400 protected landscapes without funding and many natural ecosystems without any protection at all in the face of huge human pressures, wild animals such as elephants, rhinos and big cats are in huge trouble. 'The work that Space for Giants does is, therefore, more important than ever.
' Space for Giants' CEO and Founder Dr. Max Graham said: 'We are hugely grateful to Lily for taking up this critical role to support us and our frontline teams to preserve Africa’s last remaining natural ecosystems ad the large wild animals they hold.' 'Space For Giants, with its unwavering commitment to protecting Africa's natural heritage over 10 African countries, welcomes Lily as a valuable addition to its global conservation efforts.
' One of the Space For Giants projects Lily encountered during her visit to Kenya was the reintroduction of 21 eastern black rhinos back into Loisaba Conservancy. The rhinos had previously been on the brink of extinction due to poaching for over half a century. Lily reflected: 'Without Space For Giants' tireless work on the ground every day, our children would only see these incredible animals in books.
' The announcement comes as Lily continues to film American biopic drama Swiped. During a recent visit to Kenya, she witnessed firsthand the organization's dedication to restoring and protecting natural ecosystems Lily came face to face with an elephant Lily threw herself into the mission as she trekked through the wilderness One of the Space For Giants projects Lily encountered during her visit to Kenya was the reintroduction of 21 eastern black rhinos back into Loisaba Conservancy There was a whole team on hand for the mission The announcement comes as Lily continues to film scenes for her upcoming biopic Swiped (pictured on set) Swiped tells the story of Whitney Wolfe Herd, 35, (pictured) who was forced to leave the most popular dating app in the world, Tinder, after being sexually harassed by a colleague Swiped tells the story of Whitney Wolfe Herd who was forced to leave the most popular dating app in the world, Tinder, after being sexually harassed by a colleague . A co-founder of Tinder, just months after Whitney, 35, left the company, she co-founded Bumble, popular because of its women-first approach, which is the currently the second-most used dating app in the world.
Read More Lily James sets pulses racing as she shares sultry vacation snaps and tops up her tan Swiped also stars Jackson White, Dan Stevens, Ben Schnetzer, and Bodies Bodies Bodies' Myha'la Herrold. The drama is directed by Rachel Lee Goldenberg who also directed Valley Girl and an episode of Mindy Kaling comedy The Mindy Project. Lily is among the producers of Swiped which will be distributed by 20th Century Studios to American streaming service Hulu.
Swiped will be released sometime in 2025, and its principal photography began on May 15. The film was announced in March and the script was written by director Rachel and Bill Parker and Kim Caramele. Swiped's production company is Ethea Entertainment.
Lily currently has two films in post-production: comedy-mystery Greedy People starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and EastEnders Himesh Patel and thriller Relay with Riz Ahmed and Sam Worthington. Lily James Share or comment on this article: Lily James takes a break from filming biopic Swiped as she throws herself into mission to protect wild animals in Kenya e-mail Add comment.
