Jennna Coleman has said she made people on set of her latest project uneasy when shouting and being confrontational as part of her role. The former Doctor Who star, 38, stars in the new BBC crime drama The Jetty as a police detective called Ember who questions people in her town about their acceptance of sexual relationships between older men in the area and teenage girls at her daughter’s school. Coleman said that, although she was acting, she noticed that filming scenes where she raised her voice in rage made other cast and crew members on set experience noticeable discomfort.
Speaking to the i paper, Coleman recalled: “Even though I was acting and there were cameras there, I could feel the tension rising.” The Cry star continued: “A woman shouting, laughing, losing control while speaking truths people don’t want to hear..
. it makes people uncomfortable doesn’t it? I wonder why that is.” “Are we just expected to be more polite, more likely to follow societal norms?” she asked.
Coleman admitted that although her Jetty character is not afraid of confrontation, she herself has a more thought-out approach to disagreements. “If I wanted to take people on the way Ember does in the show, I’d probably have a long conversation with myself first. I’d sit down and think about how best to put both sides across calmly,” she said.
“Then I’d get upset afterwards, if I felt I hadn’t been able to express myself.” However, the Victoria actor added she believ.
