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‘Lost’ star Evangeline Lilly and her co-star boyfriend Dominic Monaghan visited the burnt remains of her home on Wednesday night.

The pair waited until sunset before arriving at the house – which was destroyed by fire earlier that morning – in an attempt to salvage any remains.

A source said: “They came with flashlights and wore gloves to sift through the ashes. They only found a few personal items left intact, but Evangeline put on a brave face and managed a smile.”

The fire broke out at the star’s rented Hawaiian home – which she shared with two female crew members – at 6.30am while she was away on set. The house was entirely engulfed by fire within half an hour.

Honolulu Fire Captain Kenison Tejada said: “When we arrived the house was fully engulfed. The only thing standing was the roof and a couple of the interior walls. Most of the contents had been destroyed. The home was pretty much uninhabitable.”

Lilly, 27, who plays Kate in ‘Lost’ began dating co-star Monaghan earlier this year.

Their visit to search the remains of her burnt home echoed the early scenes of the cult show when the survivors of a plane crashed on a remote island salvaged what they could from the wreckage.

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Actor DOMINIC MONAGHAN’s attempts to clarify the plot of complicated TV drama LOST have been dismissed by producers. The 29-year-old, who plays rocker and heroin addict CHARLIE PACE, thinks the desert castaways are at the mercy of a bitter billionaire wreaking revenge for past wrongs. But THE LORD OF THE RINGS star’s ideas fell on deaf ears with directors. He says, “One of the theories I came up with was that we’d all in some way p**sed off some huge billionaire. “He’d managed to get us all on a plane and have it crash into this island so that he could watch us from his castle with hidden cameras and create a TRUMAN SHOW nightmare for us all. “Maybe I’d s**gged his daughter, or EVANGELINE (LILLY)’s character, KATE, had stolen money from his bank, or JOSH (HOLLOWAY)’s character SAWYER, had fandangled money out of him. “But (the idea) got pooh-poohed by the writers.”

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Q: Congratulations on getting the role of Merry. I can’t even imagine when you got the first script how overwhelming this must have all been for you. Not only are you making one film but also you are committed to making three! So take me back.

A: It just all started by a call from my agent, as most jobs do. I got a call from my agent saying there is a meeting in London for The Lord of The Rings that is being made by Peter Jackson. So I just kind have said OK, cool, whatever. I went down and met them, and then I was doing a job in France. So I rang my agent and asked him how he thought my audition went and he thought it went well and I just try to forget things. I go into a meeting, try as hard as I can, and then when I leave you just have to forget things. Otherwise they torture you completely. So, I just forgot about it.
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What’s your background in acting?

I’ve been working professionally since I was 18. I came out of Sixth Form College and went straight into youth theatres in Manchester. An agent who saw me in a play took me on and rang me with an offer from the BBC. I worked for four years on ‘Hetty Wainthrop Investigates’ as Geoffrey Shawcross.

In Monsignor Renard you play Etienne Rollinger. Tell us about your character.

He’s a cocky 19-year-old lad, popular with the kids and the leader of a gang who just hang out smoking and drinking. But he is deeply affected by the arrival of the German troops and by Helene, who he wants to get together with. When she expresses interest in a German soldier though, he has a series of confrontations with the occupied forces.
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Dominic Monaghan has recently stated talking about your salary with your co-workers is a bad idea! Wow! Those truly are words to live by! I mean really Dominic – you think? The “Lost” actor recently said that when actors publicly talk about money it causes uncomfortable situations for those involved behind the scenes.

To avoid these types of situations Dominic lets his agent do the talking to avoid information being misconstrued. I wonder if Dominic talks to his girlfriend and co-star Evangeline Lily about how much money he makes? I would think maybe the two would have to had shared that information with each other. The couple who has been dating for a while now is rumored to be planning a wedding for early next year. Again, another reason to talk about your finances, or maybe he just sends in his agent to talk to hers to avoid a conflict!

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