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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Entertainment
Emma Joyce

Gillian Anderson responds to backlash after telling ‘distracting’ fans to stop sitting in front row

Gillian Anderson on the red carpet at the opening night of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? in London
Gillian Anderson at the opening night of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? in London. The actor has issued a statement after telling a group of fans to stop sitting in the front row, saying ‘it can be a tad distracting’. Photograph: Dave Benett/Grant Buchanan/Getty Images for @sohoplace

Gillian Anderson has come under fire after the actor was filmed telling a group of fans that they were “distracting” her by repeatedly sitting in the front row while she performs in London’s West End.

The Sex Education and X-Files star was filmed outside the Soho Place theatre where she’s performing in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, telling a group of fans: “You guys cannot sit in the front row. I do not care; you cannot sit in the front row. It’s so distracting.”

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