Pregnant Jessie Ware unveils teaser for her new music video with Gemma Arterton

Jessie Ware has recruited her pal Gemma Arterton to star in the haunting new video for her latest track, Remember Where You Are.

The 36-year-old pregnant musician unveiled a sneak peek of the upcoming short film, which shows actress Gemma, 35, wandering the eerily deserted streets of London almost a year after the nation went into its first COVID-19  lockdown.

Speaking about the song and video, helmed by BAFTA-winning director Dominic Savage, Jessie said: ‘This song has always meant a lot to me and I was determined for other people to hear it and for it to be a single.

‘I am so touched by how many people have embraced this song, particularly when it’s one of your favourite actresses and an acclaimed film director. Working with Gemma, Dominic and their team has been an absolute joy.

‘To have them realise my song with a beautiful ode to London and the longing for human touch and interaction couldn’t be more of a compliment. It’s a truly cherished piece of work.’ 

Gemma, who became friends with Jessie after appearing on her Table Manners podcast, said the song is all the more poignant amid the ongoing pandemic.

The Quantum Of Solace star stated: Jessie’s track feels like an anthem for the extraordinary times we have been living through.

‘We wanted the video to be at once a love letter to locked down London; a remembrance of what our wonderful city was and will be again, and a snapshot of this present moment: coming out of loneliness and darkness and stepping into light and a more hopeful future.

‘It has been an absolute joy working on this film. Shooting in a totally deserted central London is something I’ll never forget.’

The video was shot on the night of Valentine’s Day, and has been described as a remembrance of London life and a reminder that we will get through this. 

As Gemma journeys across the English capital, the video serves as a reflection of what that felt like with tomorrow’s sunrise offering a glimmer of hope and joy.

Acclaimed filmmaker Dominic said: ‘It was a real pleasure to collaborate with Jessie and Gemma on this short film that is inspired by Jessie Ware’s beautiful music.

‘It was also inspired by the real feeling that was felt when we filmed in the deserted streets of eerily strange lockdown London on a Saturday night/Sunday morning.

‘The feelings and emotions in the film are a true reflection of what that felt like, and what this time invokes.

‘Sadness, nostalgia, pain and defiance. But when we climbed Primrose Hill and the sun started to rise above the city, there was real hope and joy for a future that will surely be ours. Listening to Jessie’s music. There is no doubt of that.’

Tough Love hitmaker Jessie confirmed her third pregnancy on The Graham Norton show earlier this month, when she debuted her baby bump while performing her single Remember Where You Are.

Jessie and her husband, personal trainer Sam Burrows, are teen sweethearts and started dating when they were still at school. The couple tied the knot on the Greek island of Skopelos in August 2014. 

Sweet Talk hitmaker Jessie gave birth to her first child in September 2016 at University College London Hospital, and Jessie personally thanked the NHS for getting her through the birth.

The songwriter welcomed her second child, a son, in March 2019 at home in her living room.

The video for Remember where You Are will be available as an exclusive 24-hour premiere for O2 customers on the Priority app this Thursday, before being released worldwide on Jessie’s YouTube channel at 9am on Friday.