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21 November 2018updated 03 Aug 2021 5:57am

“I’ve been burnt so many times”: actress Natalie Dormer on sex, lies and being misquoted

“I’ve turned down roles involving sex because I’m terrified of perpetuating that clickbait image.”

By Suchandrika Chakrabarti

Natalie Dormer is not on Twitter, Instagram or any kind of social media – and that’s becoming a bit of a problem.

“I have been misquoted and taken out of context quite regularly on the subject of sex on screen. I don’t have any immediate redress to counter it,” the actress tells me, sitting at the other end of the sofa, but leaning towards me and watching how her words land. “How absurd to go, ‘Should I just tweet to say that journalist took my words completely out of context?’ It creates another story.”

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