Australian actress calls costar Khalid Abdalla “such a sensitive and soulful human being.”

In real life, the Princess and Fayed began dating in the summer of 1997.

Jude Akuwudike plays Sydney Johnson.

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Khalid Abdalla as Dodi Fayed on ‘The Crown’.Netflix

“I think that he’s such a sensitive and soulful human being.

Debicki has fond memories of shooting the scene in which her Diana first meets Abdalla’s Dodi.

They’re both great actors,” she says.

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Khalid Abdalla as Dodi Fayed on ‘The Crown’.Netflix

“That scene was also incredibly well written.

I just had so much fun playing that scene and it’s so playful.

It’s almost like a little drop in the ocean.

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Elizabeth Debicki and Salim Daw on ‘The Crown’.Keith Bernstein/ Netflix

Season 5 ofThe Crownis streaming now on Netflix.