“Lydia has a strange dual personality. Alongside all of the horrendous things she does, she is a great wit and entertainer.
“Very quick and also evil. It’s been a delight to play her, in that it’s quite theatrical, there’s a theatricality about Lydia, and hopefully, I’ve hit the right level with it. Because some of it demanded a theatricality.
“Lydia is a formidable force of nature. I have genuinely adored playing her.
Although some scenes have been rather unpleasant to play.
“But the scenes I’ve loved remind me of being in a restoration play at the National Theatre.”
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source: express.co.uk