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Thats where Anderson comes in.
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I remember it being a really big deal, particularly in the UK where I live.
She watched clips eventually, noting that it wasso cringeworthyshe found it difficult to watch.
So studying it properly for the sake of re-creation…its kind of extraordinary, she says.
Gillian Anderson as Emily Maitlis inScoop.
Gillian Anderson as Emily Maitlis inScoop.
Glamour:How do you feel about doing press in general?
And has playing the role of Emily Maitlis inScoopchanged how you approach your own interviews?
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And for me, I think I have gotten better at doing interviews over the years.
Also, Im much more lighthearted about it than I used to be.
I think my fear often got in the way of being light.
Queen Elizabeth II meets actors Rowan Atkinson and Gillian Anderson at a reception to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens’s birth on February 14, 2012, in London.
I was very serious back then.
So yeah, things have changed.
Theres certainly been that.
Gillian Anderson shows a first edition of a Charles Dickens book, with the author’s annotations, to Britain’s Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, during a tour of the Dickens Museum on February 7, 2012, in London.
Theres been so much, and lots of nonsense.
What were those interactions like?
Ive met the queen a couple of times.
Gillian Anderson in a scene from season two ofSex Educationon Netflix
You get 0.5 seconds to say hello.
I had doneBleak House, and I was invited for the anniversary of Dickenss birth.
Its funny because I forgot about all these.
Gillian Anderson wore a Gabriela Hearst strapless white gown embroidered with a pattern featuring vaginas at the 2024 Golden Globe Awards.
What was that likereading a passage fromGreat Expectationsto the future king?
Theyre human beings, and hes very charming, and she was very sweet.
I think I made a completely inappropriate joke, which is what I usually end up doing.
They probably enjoyed that.
But I felt honored that theyd asked me.
I dont blame you, though.
If theyre not going to present it to you, thats just rude!
No, theyre busy people.
They cant do it for every Tom, Dick, and Harry.
Well, youre not just every Tom, Dick, and Harry.
You’re what we consider an icon, hence this piece.
They cant do it for every icon.
Speaking of, lets talk about some of your most memorable, iconic roles.
When fans meet you, what role do they reference most?
So probably those four.
You cant send pictures of….
But then things got a bit laxer.
So the wordyoniand the flower made sense.
It felt like there was something more uplifting than saying vagina of the day.
So we landed onyoni.
Thats where that came from.
And then it just started this routine of posting those kinds of things.
People started sending me pictures of yoni, or often penises or yonis in nature.
And then yonis, and icebergs, and all that kind of stuff.
So it just started this trend and there were some highlights in there.
Gillian Anderson in a scene from season two ofSex Educationon Netflix
This is fascinating.
And so it started this ongoing conversation.
Tell us about that.
It felt like the right fit.
Anyway, so yes, thats my world.
Would you ever host a podcast the way Jean did on the last season ofSex Education?
You said a couple of years ago that you weregoing to give up wearing bras for good.
Yeah, its going good.
You dont need to know all those details.
But yeah, most of the time I do not.
Actually, 99.9% of the time I am braless.
I have a tendency to be very private and to not really raise my voice.
Yeah, thats true.
That says it all right there.
You have no idea.
I own that, the most bizarre girl.
I must make a T-shirt or something.
So how would you say youre most bizarre?
Oh, just ask my kids.
They will give you a long list.
Shes been compiling all the bizarre things about her mother over the years.
This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
