The actress won an Emmy for her portrayal of former prime minister Margaret Thatcher on the Netflix series.
TheX-Filesstar portrayed Thatcher on season 4 of the series, winning a Best Supporting Actress Emmy for her performance.
Anderson herself denied the allegation on Wednesday whenshe retweeted theMetroarticle along with the message “Absolute bollocks.”
Gillian Anderson won an Emmy for her turn as Margaret Thatcher in ‘The Crown’.Gareth Cattermole/Getty; Sophie Mutevelian/Netflix
EW has reached out to Netflix for comment.
“I read biographies, Charles Moore’s biography, and her autobiography.
There’s so much stuff out there, there’s so much video, she’s really well covered.
I watched pretty much everything I could get my hands on.
“I wore a bit of a body suit to pad me out a bit.
That wasn’t particularly comfortable.
