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Gillian Anderson is to play Thatcher and everybody’s got the same worry – 15 jewels in the crown

Netflix’s popular historical drama based on the reign of Elizabeth II, The Crown, is to get a new face in the shape of actress Gillian Anderson, star of The X Files, Hannibal and much more. That sounds like a good thing, right? Well, for a lot of people, it’s causing a certain kind of anguish because she will be portraying Margaret Thatcher, and they’re worried that Gillian Anderson’s undeniable attractiveness might give them “feelings” for the controversial PM – unthinkable.

Here’s how the news broke.

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