Dapper Man of the Month for February

Our dapper man this month is none other than the infamous Tom Hardy. He is an English actor and producer born in 15 September 1977 in Hammersmith, London. His career began at the age of 21 in 1998 when he won a modelling contract in The Big Breakfast's Find Me a Supermodel competition and he then joined the Drama Centre London. Hardy had to leave the Drama Centre early because he got the part of US Army Private John Janovec in the BBC TV series Band of Brothers.

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A year later in 1999 he married his first wife Sarah ward a producer, they divorced in 2004. He has one son with ex-girlfriend Rachel Speed. They were together from 2004 - 2009. Their son Louis is now 8 years. He has a second son (born October 2015) with Charlotte Riley who he met on the set of Wuthering heights in 2008 and married in 2014.

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In 2008 Hardy stared as Handsome Bob the gay gangster in guy Ritchie's film Rocknrolla. Then in 2009 he played the title character in the film Bronson all about the life of the real English prisoner Charles Bronson. 

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His career really started to pick up in 2010 when he stared in inception with the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. He went on to play parts in many hit films such as The Dark Night Rises as Bane, Mad Max: Fury Road as Max Rockatansky, Legend as both of the Kray twins and The Revenant as John Fitzgerald.

Although Tom often portrays a bad guy on screen he has a softer personality in real life. He and Rachel have two rescue dogs together, one of which he appeared in an  advert for PETA with to promote the adoption of pets. He also has appeared twice on the cbeebies children's programme Bedtime Stories, once on New Years Eve and once on Valentines day which was a treat for many of Hardy's adult fans as well the the children the show is aimed at.

Best Dressed Moments

Here are what we think are some of Tom Hardy's most dapper moments.

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Interesting Facts 

• Michael Fassbender was his classmate at the Drama Centre London and they appeared in Band of Brothers together. 
• He has a tattoo of his agent's name on his left arm.
• In his mid 20's he had an addiction to alcohol and crack cocaine but has been sober since 2003. 
• He was cast as Rick Flag in Suicide Squad but had to drop out due to conflicting schedules with The Revenant. 
• He speaks fluent French.  

Our Top TV Pick

The new television programme that has caught our eye is none other than the BBC One period drama Taboo. It has received a 9.2 out of 10 star rating on IMDB which is quite unheard of for a TV Show. It is set in London in 1814, its name is extremely fitting as it definitely is not one to watch with children. It is jam packed full of lustful scenes, blasphemous exclamations, scandal, mystery and intrigue. We can pretty much guarantee this scandalous new series will have you on the edge of your seat and impatiently waiting for the next episode.

If you are only just hearing about this now, don't panic it isn't too late to catch up on BBC iPlayer. All the episodes are still currently available to watch but episode 1 will only be available to view until Monday 6th February at 10.10 pm so don't miss your opportunity to catch this gripping drama.

The plot 

Tom Hardy stars as James Delaney the son of Horace Delaney owner of an infamous London Shipping company. After spending 12 years in Africa James returns to London in with 14 stolen diamonds to take over his deceased father's shipping empire and make a new life for himself However his father's legacy brings him more trouble than anticipated in the form of rivals such as the East India company. All while a dark family mystery unfolds in a treacherous love story.

Fashion

This series really tries to stick to the time period in which its set with its costumes. Throughout the episodes which have aired so far there have been same amazing outfits on show. Tom Hardy looks especially dapper nearly always wearing a top hat. Here are some examples of the outfits featured so far which we love.

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You can watch Taboo on BBC One every Saturday at 9.00pm, give it a go and see what you think. Will it be too fantastical for you or will you be hooked? You wont know until you see it. Even if you are not that keen on the story line there's always the benefit of staring at the ever dapper Tom Hardy.