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Olivia Colman is opening up about playing Queen Elizabeth on The Crown.

During a new interview, the 46-year-old actress revealed that she worries that the 94-year-old Queen of England doesn’t like her portrayal, while adding it’s “definitely more daunting to play someone who everyone knows.”

“It’s much harder to play ­people that everyone has a vision of, a picture of, and has ideas about,” Olivia shared with The Mirror. “I’ve never joined a show that’s already been up and running and successful, but I was such an enormous fan that I didn’t really think about it.”

Olivia added that she finds it even more nerve-wrecking when the real-life character you’re portraying is still alive.

“There is much more pressure when you’re playing someone who is still living, and you have this fear that they’re watching it and won’t like it,” Olivia said. “You’re thinking, ‘Oh my God, what if Queen Elizabeth II ­watches the series and sees me? Perhaps she will think that my interpretation is completely wrong. She’s going to change channels.’”

Despite her worries, Olivia loves being able to play Queen Elizabeth.

“I know it sounds weird, but I love the fact that she can’t say what she thinks. To express ­herself she leaves small signs, like crumbs,” Olivia admitted. “She’s part of a ­generation that was never ­allowed to be spon­taneous, to say the first thing that crossed one’s mind. It’s a difficult position to be in but she’s handled the ­responsibilities very well.”

Olivia won a Golden Globe for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth at the awards ceremony back in January.

Back in January, it was announced that Imelda Staunton will be taking over the role of Queen Elizabeth from Olivia for the final two seasons of The Crown.

Find out which actress was just cast as Princess Diana for the final two seasons of The Crown.

Amazing news for The Crown fans! The show was originally supposed to contain five seasons, but the show’s creator has reconsidered and will now end after season six.

“As we started to discuss the storylines for Series 5, it soon became clear that in order to do justice to the richness and complexity of the story we should go back to the original plan and do six seasons. To be clear, Series 6 will not bring us any closer to present-day – it will simply enable us to cover the same period in greater detail,” creator Peter Morgan told Deadline.

The show currently stars Olivia Colman as Queen Elizabeth, Helena Bonham Carter as Princess Margaret, Tobias Menzies as The Duke of Edinburgh, Josh O’Connor as Prince Charles, Erin Doherty as Princess Anne, and more.

We recently found out that this controversial royal story line will NOT be a part of the show.

Season three premiered last year, and season four is expected in the coming months on Netflix.

Maggie Gyllenhaal‘s directorial debut, The Lost Daughter, is shaping up to have an A-list cast including Dakota Johnson and Oscar winner Olivia Colman!

Also set to star at Peter Sarsgaard and Jessie Buckley, with more likely to be revealed at a later time.

The film follows a college professor (Colman) whose own psychological trauma begins to resurface after meeting a woman (Johnson) and her young daughter while on summer vacation, Variety reports.

“When I finished reading Elena Ferrante’s ‘The Lost Daughter,’ I felt that something secret and true had been said out loud. And I was both disturbed and comforted by that,” Maggie said in a statement. “I immediately thought how much more intense the experience would be in a movie theatre, with other people around. And I set to work on this adaptation. I find that the script has attracted other people interested in exploring these secret truths about motherhood, sexuality, femininity, desire. And I’m thrilled to continue my collaboration with such brave and exciting actors and filmmakers.”

Olivia Colman is back at the Oscars and she’s once again bringing the laughs!

The 46-year-old actress took to the stage to present the award for Best Actor at the 2020 Academy Awards on Sunday (February 9) at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.

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While she was on stage, Olivia looked back at her Best Actress win at last year’s ceremony, and joked about her sex life with husband Ed Sinclair!

“It’s such a pleasure to be back,” Olivia said. “Last year was the best night of my husband’s life.”

“He really says that,” Olivia added. “And I’ve given birth three times.”

“So I hope you’re all having as much tonight as he did,” Olivia jokingly added before announcing the Best Actor nominees.

Olivia Colman debuts new blonde hair at the 2020 Academy Awards on Sunday (February 9) at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.

Last year’s Best Actress winner will present on stage this year and likely present the Best Actor Award.

When we last saw Olivia just last week, she was sporting her normal brunette hair color.

If you missed it, there is a bit of an issue on the Oscars red carpet right now!

For the second year in a row, the Oscars will be presented without a host. Joker leads the pack with 11 nominations and Grammy winner Billie Eilish is set to give a special performance. Tune in for the show at 8pm ET/5pm PT on ABC.

FYI: Olivia is wearing a Stella McCartney dress, Ghazal shoes, Atelier Swarovski jewelry, and a Jimmy Choo bag.
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Olivia Colman and Vanessa Kirby hit the red carpet in their gorgeous looks at the 2020 EE British Academy Film Awards on Sunday (February 2) at Royal Albert Hall in London, England.

The two stars, who both starred on The Crown, arrived at the show alongside another Crown star, Gillian Anderson.

If you missed the big news on the popular Netflix series, check it out now!

Alice Eve and Hugh Grant, with wife Anna Elisabet Eberstein, were also seen walking the red carpet at the annual award show.

FYI: Vanessa wore a Valentino look. Olivia wore an Alexander McQueen gown with Swarovski jewelry. Alice wore a flirty Ralph & Russo dress with Jimmy Choo shoes and Noor Fares jewels.

20+ pictures inside of Olivia Colman, Vanessa Kirby and more at the 2020 BAFTAs…

The first four celebrities set to present at the 2020 Oscars have been revealed and it should be no surprise to big fans of the Academy Awards to see who they are.

It’s last year’s winners Mahershala Ali, Olivia Colman, Regina King and Rami Malek! Every year, the Oscars invites back the four previous Actor and Actress winners to present to the new winners, and this year is no exception.

“We love the tradition of having the previous year’s Oscar-winning actors on stage to celebrate the achievements of their peers and are thrilled to welcome back these four great talents,” the Oscars said in a statement (via Deadline).

If you missed it, see how this year’s nominees are reacting to their nominations!

This year’s Oscars will air on February 9.