The Sex Education star revealed that she initially turned down the role in new Netflix drama Scoop.
may have played a prime minister and a first lady throughout her accomplished acting career, but her latest role was almost “too scary” for her to take on.programme secured the 2019 interview surrounding the scandal of the Duke Of York’s friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
“It was just too scary to play Emily Maitlis, because she’s still living, because she’s so formidable, because people know her so well,” the The actor added that she thinks Emily is “amazing”, and has since “behaved with her as if I knew her. As if we were best friends”.“The hilarious part of it was that I had come to this charity event not having prepared at all and was really dishevelled,” she recalled.
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