âThe Crownâ star Olivia Colman has explained why she wonât be reaching out to her successor Imelda Staunton to offer any tips on playing the Queen.
After two seasons at the helm of the royal Netflix drama, Oscar winner Olivia is now set to hand over the throne to Imelda, who will play Queen Elizabeth II for the last two series of The Crown.
In a new interview with Radio Times, Olivia insisted she wonât be offering any advice on the role to Imelda, claiming her replacement will âdo it all much better than meâ on her own.
âMe? I havenât spoken to Imelda and I wouldnât dare offer any advice about playing the Queen,â Olivia said.
âImelda is extraordinary and sheâs going to do it all much better than me. I canât wait to watch what she does.â
In a recent interview with co-star Emma Corrin shared on Netflixâs YouTube page, Olivia was asked âwhat advice would you give to the next actor to play the Queenâ, to which she responded: âI wouldnât. Itâs Imelda Staunton. Imagine me giving her advice.â
She did reveal in the same video that sheâd reached out to her predecessor, Claire Foy, before signing up for the role, who told her: â[The Crown] is the happiest job⊠you get really looked after, itâs lovely, do it.â
For the forthcoming series of The Crown, Imelda will be joined by Jonathan Pryce as Prince Philip and Lesley Manville as Princess Margaret, taking over from Tobias Menzies and Helena Bonham-Carter, respectively.
Elizabeth Debicki will succeed Emma Corrin as Princess Diana in the new series, while Dominic West has been heavily tipped to be playing Princess Charles, a role originated by Josh Charles.
Read Olivia Colmanâs full interview in the new issue of Radio Times.
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