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Anne Boleyn star says show doesn't feature "colour-blind casting"


Monday, 24th May 2021 at 1:22 pm
Thalissa Teixeira says that the inclusion of actors of colour in Channel 5’s Anne Boleyn is definitely not an example of colour-blind casting.
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The actress plays King Henry VIII’s mistress Madge Shelton in the upcoming historical thriller, which made headlines for casting Queen & Slim star Jodie Turner-Smith as Henry’s most famous wife, the ill-fated Anne Boleyn.
Speaking exclusively to 
RadioTimes.com, the Trigonometry actress stressed that the diverse casting in Anne Boleyn was – instead of being colour-blind – identity conscious, helping to highlight how certain characters were ‘othered’ by the Tudor court.
“[The downfall of Anne is] a tragedy. And we often see it as this kind of quick-paced murder but it was very thought through, and it was very, very well plotted by [Thomas] Cromwell and Henry. I think the casting [of Jodie Turner-Smith] has something to say for that as well. We’re talki ....

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