""When I agreed to take the role in The Lady, I knew portraying the script's Sarah Ferguson would require nuance. For that reason, I will not be taking part in the promotion of the project "People are layered, their journeys are full of highs and lows - and as an actor, my job is to lean into those elements and bring them to life with honesty and empathy.""
""Since completing the project, new information has come to light that makes it impossible for me to reconcile my values with Sarah Ferguson's behaviour, which I believe is inexcusable. "For that reason, I will not be taking part in the promotion of the project. "In keeping with my commitment to the well-being of children, I have donated my entire salary from this project to the National Association for People Abused in Childhood and the Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse (hosted by Barnardo's).""
Natalie Dormer, who portrays Sarah Ferguson in the ITV series The Lady, will not take part in promoting the project and has donated her entire salary from the production to two child-abuse charities. Dormer described the role as requiring nuance and emphasized that people have layered journeys with highs and lows that require honesty and empathy in performance. New information about Sarah Ferguson's behaviour made reconciliation with Dormer's values impossible. Ferguson's April 2011 message described Jeffrey Epstein as a "supreme friend", despite public disavowals. Several charities severed ties with Ferguson after the correspondence emerged. Epstein was found dead in his cell at a federal jail in Manhattan.
Read at Irish Independent
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