Jessica Brownon Finlay’s exit from Downtown Abbey was so secretive that she even kept it from her mother – it turned out to be a mistake.

The 31-year-old actress, who played Lady Sibyl Crawley until 2012 when she died of eclampsia, revealed that she could not warn her mother because ‘she likes to have a little chat with neighbors about everything’.

While on a flight to the United States – Jessica kept her death scene a secret until the day it appeared on TV.

Jessica Brownon Finley’s exit from Downtown Abbey was a secret, and she even kept it from her mother – it turned out to be a mistake

The 31-year-old actress, who played Lady Sibyl Crawley (pictured) until 2012, who died of eclampsia, revealed that she could not warn her mum because ‘she likes to have a little chat with neighbors about everything’.

Jessica explains: ‘I came to the states to start a job… I got a call from my mom. She was upset.

‘She stayed a little Sunday evening, nice glass of red wine, cool… and then she was making me cry, “I saw you dying”.

‘She’s in pieces!’

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