Jenna Coleman Behind the Scenes with Harper’s Bazaar UK — April 2019
It has undoubtedly assisted the realism of the actress’ performance that she is a dainty 5’2” (although that’s still three inches taller than Victoria was) – and thus accustomed to being the shortest adult in the room. “Daisy did say that was why they cast me,“ she says, laughing self-deprecatingly. “I can empathise with that feeling of it being harder to project power. For the first series, I was put into cream dresses and bonnets – and I hated wearing a bonnet! I felt really young and girlie. Then I realised that was exactly how Victoria must have felt, surrounded by men in black suits, and having to lead.”