The Crown’s Claire Foy reveals her battle with anxiety causes her to doubt her acting ability and makes her have ‘lots of thoughts about how s**t I am’
Claire Foy revealed that she struggles with anxiety, which has caused her to doubt her acting ability, and made her have ‘lots of thoughts about how s**t I am’.
The 34-year-old actress explained to The Guardian on Friday that she has suffered from the disorder since a young age, but that it ‘exploded’ when she began acting.
Believing that she developed anxiety as ‘a tool to survive’ her childhood, after her parents separated when she was eight, she admitted that she used it to try and keep control so she could ‘feel safe’.
Struggle: Claire Foy revealed her battle with anxiety on Friday, which causes her to doubt her acting ability and makes her have ‘lots of thoughts about how s**t I am’
She elaborated: ‘When you have anxiety, you have anxiety about – I don’t know – crossing the road. The thing is, it’s not related to anything that would seem logical.
‘It’s purely about that feeling in the pit of your stomach, and the feeling that you can’t, because you’re “this” or you’re “that”.
‘It’s my mind working at a thousand beats a second, and running away with a thought.’
Heightened: The 34-year-old actress explained to The Guardian on Friday that she has suffered from the disorder since a young age, but that it ‘exploded’ when she began acting
Claire also revealed that the disorder took its toll when she auditioned for her role in The Crown, as well as when she was cast as Anne Boleyn in Wolf Hall.
The actress admitted that as she read the novel her anxiety kicked in, making her believe that she wasn’t at all suited for the role because she wasn’t as ‘intelligent’ or ‘alluring’.
The star was praised by critics and viewers alike for her arresting performance in the historical drama, and even received a BAFTA nomination for the role.
Self-doubt: Claire also revealed that the disorder took its toll when she auditioned for her role in The Crown, as well as when she was cast as Anne Boleyn in Wolf Hall (pictured)
Claire won an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama for her role in The Crown, where she took the title role of Queen Elizabeth II.
She acted alongside Doctor Who star Matt Smith, who plays Prince Philip, in the Netflix show for two seasons.
Claire and Matt have now departed the show after two seasons, with Olivia Colman and Tobias Menzies playing the Queen and Prince Phillip in middle-age during the 1960s.
Talented actress: Claire won an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama for The Crown, which she has departed and will now star Olivia Colman (pictured) as Queen Eilzabeth
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