‘Rivals’ Casts Hayley Atwell as Rupert’s Ex-Wife in Season 2

The latest casting news for Rivals Season 2, which is currently filming in the U.K., bodes well for learning more about Rupert Campbell-Black (Alex Hassell).

Hayley Atwell and Rupert Everett are set to guest star in the new season of the show based on Dame Jilly Cooper’s best-selling novel of the same name. Atwell will play Helen Gordon, Rupert’s ex-wife and the mother of his two children, Marcus and Tabitha. (Anastasia Griffith played the role in Season 1.) We cannot wait to see her interactions with his current slow burn love interest, Taggie (Bella Maclean). Everett will play her husband, Malise Gordon, who is also Rupert’s former show-jumping coach and mentor.