The Crown’s Gillian Anderson admits she refused to talk to writer partner on series 4 set ‘for the sake of her sanity’

THE Crown’s Gillian Anderson has admitted she refused to talk to writer partner Peter Morgan on the series four set ‘for the sake of her sanity’.

The 52-year-old actress will play Britain’s first female Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the upcoming fourth season of the hit Netflix series.

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Gillian Anderson and real life partner Peter Morgan set ground rules for working together on The Crown[/caption]

Gillian’s real-life partner Peter is the creator and writer of the show, and once she was cast in the role, the couple laid down some strict ground rules so they could avoid a lovers’ tiff.

She told Harper’s Bazaar: “For our own sanity, and actually for the benefit of the relationship, we had very clear boundaries.

“I am not going to comment on the script, but you are not allowed to comment on the performance!”

The former X-Files star, who has three children, added: “I’m pretty good at compartmentalising in my life, period.

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Gillian plays Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in season four [/caption]

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Meanwhile Peter is the show’s creator and writer [/caption]

“I learnt that quite young, being a young mother in a really intense TV series where it was either full-on on-set, or I was in my trailer having to shut the door and no longer be that person, but be mum.”

Season four will see Mrs Thatcher clash with Queen Elizabeth II, played by Olivia Colman.

Speaking about the controversial public figure, Gillian added: “I had to get to a point where it’s nothing to do with my opinions of her policies, of her actions.

“It is only about her as a human being and her motivation as a politician and as a mother.”

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Mrs Thatcher will clash with the Queen in the new series which premieres on November 15[/caption]

Gillian’s comments come after a new trailer for the show was released.

It opens with Queen Elizabeth and Margaret Thatcher discussing the state of the nation. 

Picking up in the late 1970s, the new series will cover the tensions arising between Thatcher and the Queen, which only grow worse as the Prime Minister leads the country into the Falklands War, generating conflict within the Commonwealth.

Season four of The Crown premieres on Netflix on November 15.