Sex Education star, who was cast as the Iron Lady in September, revealed she initially accepted the role ‘with no hesitation at all’.‘There are a few things in life where, if they come your way, you just know you have to say yes, before the fear says no,’ she told Deadline.But the nerves started picking up as the production date crept up.The 51-year-old recalled: ‘Certainly, as we got closer to filming, I almost died.
My heart has never beat so fast in all of my life.’Gillian is starring opposite Olivia Coleman (Queen Elizabeth II) and Tobias Menzies (Prince Phillip) in series four – which follows Thacher’s reign as Prime Minster and the introduction of Lady Diana Spencer (Emma Corrin).The X Files star said she was feeling the pressure from.