Kristen Stewart says she is “haunted” by Princess Diana
Kristen Stewart says she feels “haunted” by the ghost of Princess Diana, after previously playing her character in the 2021 movie, Spencer.
In a new interview with the Telegraph, Stewart has her mind back to the Oscar-nominated role, which saw her play the late royal on the brink of collapse in a film directed by Pablo Larraín.
Stewart admitted that there were similarities between the pair. “She was plucked, plucked to death [by paparazzi],” the Twilight actor lamented. “And her rebellious qualities felt so desperate, and so young and so vulnerable.”
She reflected on her own experience, confessing, “It does kind of soul suck. [By the end of filming] I did feel a bit like a shell, and I think she did too. That was the point.”
That emotional volatility has never quite gone away, with the star admitting that she feels “haunted” by the late Princess: “I still am,” she added. “I can’t drive round this city, and Paris for that matter, without thinking about her. All the love that poured out of this woman… I can cry about her at any moment.”
Despite the emotional ramifications of her fantastic performance, at first, Stewart revealed, she was skeptical that she should play the beloved icon at all: “I told Pablo he was insane and he should probably hire someone else, but he refused to accept that,” the 35-year-old admitted.
She went on, “There were some massive distinctions between her and me. It was the statuesque thing. It was the eye colour – I have green eyes; she has very famously blue eyes that match her ring. So I was like, ‘Should we make the engagement ring green, then?’”
However, the director told her her ruminations were “pulling me under.” As a result, he ordered her to “detach from those things – this is about spirit.”
Stewart was in conversation on behalf of her directorial debut, The Chronology of Water, which stars Imogen Poots. It hits cinemas in the UK on February 6th.
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