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Gillian Anderson seriously nervous about playing Margaret Thatcher on The Crown: ‘I almost died’
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.