Gillian Anderson Cast As Margaret Thatcher In ‘The Crown’ And Fans Are Both Horny And Horrified
"Every lesbian I know is in crisis."
Netflix has cast Gillian Anderson as former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in The Crown, and I gotta tell you, the internet is not coping at all.
The news that the star of The X-Files and the recent Sex Education would play one of the most hated politician’s in UK history broke over the weekend, and immediately sent social media into a tailspin as users tried to reconcile their (understandable) hatred of Thatcher with their (also understandable) crush on Anderson.
Very much looking forward to being able to use the line “I haven’t felt this sexually conflicted since they cast Gillian Anderson as Margaret Thatcher in The Crown”.
— Róisín Caird (@roisincaird) September 7, 2019
Every lesbian I know is in crisis over the Gillian Anderson/Thatcher news.
— Jayrassic Park (@MxJayHarley) September 8, 2019
First Cate Blanchett was cast as Phyllis Schafly. Now Gillian Anderson is playing Margaret Thatcher? Our best ice queens and their perfect cheekbones are giving those terrible women more than they ever deserved.
— Newmo99 (@newmo99) September 7, 2019
gillian anderson could do margaret thatcher but maggie thatcher couldn’t do being a decent human being
— g ? (@lgbtzelda) September 7, 2019
I don’t want to lower the tone, but Gillian Anderson playing Margaret Thatcher looks like being my most challenging wank yet.
— ⚫ Russ (@RussInCheshire) September 7, 2019
me, when I see Gillian Anderson is to play Margaret Thatcher in The Crown pic.twitter.com/lSq96f569i
— Jeanna Louise Skinner (@JeannaLStars) September 7, 2019
people who
fancy gillian the left
anderson
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fuck thatcher pic.twitter.com/NE2M8zcG5K— mojitos & socialism (@bicknaker) September 8, 2019
It’ll be a little while before we get to see Anderson’s take on the politician, with Thatcher not set to appear until season four.
In the meantime, season three of The Crown hits Netflix on November 17 with a whole new cast, including Olivia Coleman taking over from Claire Foy as Queen Elizabeth, Tobias Menzies taking over from Matt Smith as Prince Phillip, and Helena Bonham Carter taking over from Vanessa Kirby as Princess Margaret.