Gillian Anderson is setting the record straight after footage of her scolding fans outside a stage door in London went viral.
In the clip is spinning On social media, the Hollywood star could be seen talking to a group of superfans at the back door of the Soho Place theater on Saturday night, where stars usually interact with fans before the show.
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As a crowd of female fans gathered around Anderson, the actress – who was signing autographs – asked the group to stop repeatedly buying front row tickets to her current West End production. Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
“You guys can’t sit in the front row, it’s too distracting,” Anderson, who plays Martha in the 2026 revival, told the group. “You can’t come 20 times and sit in the front row.”
Fans who were off camera can be heard saying, “I know” and “I’m sorry”.
The alleged tense exchange prompted some reactions from social media users who agreed that the superfans were “weird”.
“Do you know how many boundaries you have to cross to get that kind of reaction?” “It gets to a point that if you recognize someone everywhere over and over again, it raises a red flag that’s impossible to ignore,” one wrote on
“If I was that fan I’d punch myself inside,” said another, while one wondered, “Why can’t people be normal”.
However, other X users defended the fans, saying that they did not intend to cause any harm.
“This is weird coming from Gillian,” one user wrote. “They are allowed to watch him in the play and sit wherever they want.”
Gillian has moved myself to x To address the viral moment and give it more context.
In his post shared on Sunday, x files The star revealed that the group she was talking to outside the Soho Place theater were actually women she has known for decades – and she politely asked her to stop the negative online comments aimed towards them.
“In the video that’s going viral I’m talking to women I’ve been with for over 20 years – so please don’t say anything negative about them or about them,” Anderson wrote. “We are thrilled to be doing this show, but for those sitting in the front row, please keep in mind that in such an intimate venue we can all see you and sometimes, it can be a little distracting!
“That’s all. All is good. Keep the show going and love everyone and thanks to everyone who came.”
While Anderson’s West End interactions tend to be on the playful side, there’s no mistaking that Hollywood star Isa Briones was not happy when she faced the same thing while starring on Broadway earlier this year. at the right timeIn which she played real-life ’50s star Connie Francis.
“Broadway is not a circus. Don’t yell at the performers all you want,” said Briones, 27, who also stars in the award-winning series the pitWrote in an Instagram story in May.
“I’m like ‘Who’s Sorry Now?’ Before singing I shout, ‘When will you finish your chart?’ This is disrespectful to the performers on stage and your fellow audience members. You all are bothering me.”
He concluded, “Love and light and please remember you are living and viewing art in shared spaces.”