Reports that The X-Files actor is to play the Iron Lady in the Netflix series have caused a right royal rumpus among her fans on Twitter. They should all grow up
Once more, the saddle departs without the horse as everyone’s favourite constituency, People On Twitter, gets in high dudgeon about culture that doesn’t actually exist yet. This time it’s Gillian Anderson’s reported (although unconfirmed) turn as Margaret Thatcher in series four of The Crown, due to shoot later this summer.
The apparent issue is that Anderson is too hot to play Thatcher, and her beauty will humanise the reviled politician while making Anderson herself less likable. This, in turn, will compromise Anderson fans’ sexual fantasies – does this mean I’m hot for Thatch? – while bringing undue satisfaction to Tories prone to moist-browed reminiscences of “Mrs T”. “Does Margaret Thatcher even deserve to be played by Gillian Anderson?” asks Irish culture site the Daily Edge.
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