‘I’m a sensitive soul’: Netflix star spent two days in bed after reading all The Crown reviews

When we think of him as a rebellious cop in The Wire, as Jean Valjean in the BBC version of Les Misérables or as a vacillating husband in The Affair, we don’t necessarily imagine Dominic West as a sensitive guy. But the actor revealed this little-known aspect of his personality.

The English actor says he’s relieved now that The Crown is over. He played Prince Charles in the last two seasons, which proved to be the most controversial by critics.

The ordeal must have been more difficult for Dominic West during the show’s sixth and final season, as Netflix decided to split it into two parts. Let us remind you that the first part is entirely dedicated to the last days of Princess Diana (Elizabeth Debic). The second returned to a more traditional narrative, or should we say more in line with previous seasons.

Critics weren’t all kind to the last two installments. variety wrote that the fifth season was “the weakest“And that streak is over”Anticlimax“.

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“I don’t want to make their life more difficult than it already is, so I think that’s a concern for youDominic West said in the program today from the BBC when asked about the royal family’s reaction to her performance. “I am worried about all the reactions. I read all the reviews and spent two days in bed. Yes, I am a sensitive soul, I worry about what people think“.

“I didn’t want to accept it, but you don’t give up on a script easily Peter Morgan… is a great author and it was a great series” he adds on a more positive note.I loved playing it. I liked wearing clothes. I enjoyed driving cars and I enjoyed people’s hands reaching out to me. It’s an absolutely wonderful feeling. I miss this“.

Despite mixed reviews, Dominic West has won acclaim for his portrayal of Prince Charles and was recently nominated for a Golden Globe for his performance. The last season of the series presented a real challenge for the actor, with the most dramatic scenes, especially the one where Charles tells his children about their mother’s accident.

“When I read that Peter wrote about Charles’s reaction to Diana’s death—when he sees her dead, in the Paris hospital, he screams so loudly that he can be heard from outside the room—I thought, “Oh, my God. , no. Oh, God, no. oh my We don’t know, obviously, how Prince Charles would reactWest tells Variety.

“Still, he obviously decided to make it very emotional, and I’m glad he did, looking back and after the game. I think Charles is an emotional person compared to some of his family members“.

All six seasons of The Crown are available to stream on Netflix.