Many fans of ‘The Crown’ say the rakishly handsome West is miscast in the Netflix show as the future King Charles III.
With Variety, West acknowledged that “The Crown” “has stirred up a lot of controversy” because Queen Elizabeth II died in September. Notably, Season 5, which dropped Wednesday, portrays the queen and the monarchy as archaic, repressive and cruel to anyone — such as Diana — who possesses a free spirit or star power.
All that said, Variety writer K.J. Rosman said that the main criticism being leveled at West and Olivia Williams, who plays Camilla, is that both actors are “too hot” to play the royal couple. When asked for his response about his “hotness,” West laughed and said, “Well I think there’s something in that you know. I’ve had worse.”
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