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Daily Mirror
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Andrew Brookes

Gwendoline Christie bullied for her height and told she'd NEVER be an actress

Netflix watchers and DC Comics fans may recognise Gwendoline Christie when they tune into new series The Sandman.

Christie portrays Lucifer in the new fantasy drama series, based on the Neil Gaiman comic of the same name, which premiered on Netflix today (August 5).

But the tall blonde, who caught the eye in a series of stunning ads for crystal company Swarovski last year, may never had been an actress if she'd listened to bullies - or her agent - when she was younger.

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