Jodie Turner-Smith says her body is politicised as a dark-skinned black woman

Jodie Turner-Smith gets candid in a new cover interview with AnOther SS/22 on sale March 24

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Jodie Turner-Smith has spoken about the challenges of being a dark-skinned black woman on screen.

The TV star, 35, courted attention when she became the first black actress to portray real-life historical character Queen Anne Boleyn, the tragic second wife of King Henry VIII.