Editing Jessica Hynes (section)

==Early life==
Hynes was born in [[Lewisham]], [[London]], and grew up in [[Brighton]], where she attended St Luke's Infant and Junior Schools and [[Dorothy Stringer High School]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/books/article/jessica-hynes-interview-the-royle-family-and-w1a-star-on-why-shes-spoiling-for-the-fight-zzvfq50p7|title = Jessica Hynes interview: The Royle Family and W1A star on why she's spoiling for the Fight|last1 = Graham|first1 = Jamie}}</ref> After her parents split up, she was raised by her mother. She moved back to London as a young adult.<ref name="independent.co.uk">{{Cite web |date=2012-11-24 |title=Jessica Hynes - The 'totally amazeballs' actress who won the Olympics |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/jessica-hynes-the-totally-amazeballs-actress-who-won-the-olympics-8344263.html |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> Her maternal grandmother came from the village of Llanelian, north Wales, where her uncle also ran a farm. Her mother is a fluent Welsh speaker who later moved back to north Wales. In 2023, Hynes took part in the S4C series [[Iaith ar Daith]] where she began to learn the Welsh language; she cited being able to speak Welsh to her mother as a reason why she wanted to take part in the programme.<ref>[https://newyddion.s4c.cymru/article/14302] Yr actores Jessica Hynes 'am wneud ei mam yn hapus' drwy siarad Cymraeg</ref>