Jenna Coleman turned down the role of Queen Victoria TWICE before accepting it… and admits her days are numbered when it comes to playing the monarch
She’s currently shooting the third season of ITV’s immensely popular historical drama Victoria.
But Jenna Coleman has revealed she turned down the role of the iconic monarch twice before finally accepting the part.
Speaking to Radio Times, the actress, 32, explained of the near-miss: ‘I had just finished doing nearly four years on Doctor Who and I didn’t want to do another long TV project.
Near-miss: Jenna Coleman has revealed she turned down the role of iconic monarch Queen Victoria twice before finally accepting the part in the ITV series
‘I wanted to do lots of different things, but now I’m doing Victoria, I find her quite addictive.’
She also elaborated on the fact that the series will see the queen age – much like Netflix’s The Crown, which has already recast the role of Elizabeth II and those around her with older actors.
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Will Victoria be taking the same tact?
‘We’re deciding on a series-by-series basis,’ she told the publication. ‘In the next one, she’s starting to look a bit more matronly, she’s had six or seven children, so a bit wider, bit more of a bust, the make-up is more drawn.
High drama: Coleman is next appearing on new BBC drama The Cry – which will debut this weekend
Getting on? Coleman also elaborated on the fact that the series will see the queen age – much like Netflix’s The Crown, which has already recast the role of Elizabeth II and those around her with older actors
‘But there will come a point in her story when no amount of prosthetic make-up or me lowering my voice will be convincing enough.’
Coleman is next appearing on new BBC drama The Cry – which will debut this weekend.
The harrowing psychological thriller will feature her in the role of Joanna – a mother whose baby suddenly goes missing from a hire car on the roadside as she and her husband travel across Australia.
Enthralling: ‘I wanted to do lots of different things, but now I’m doing Victoria, I find her quite addictive,’ she said of the role
Emotional: The harrowing new psychological thriller will feature her in the role of Joanna – the mother of a baby who suddenly goes missing from a hire car on the roadside as she and her husband travel across Australia
Out now: Read the full interview with Jenna Coleman in this week’s Radio Times
The series is based on the novel by Helen FitzGerald.
The drama is said to fill the void left by the short-lived, but highly addictive, BBC series Bodyguard – which aired its season finale on Sunday night.
Ironically, that was fronted by actor Richard Madden – Coleman’s ex-boyfriend. She is now dating Victoria co-star Tom Hughes, who plays Prince Albert in the ITV show.
The Cry airs this weekend on BBC One; Victoria returns for its third season on ITV in 2019.
Read the full interview with Jenna Coleman in this week’s Radio Times – out now.
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