Gillian Anderson SLAMS her ‘preposterous’ 90s pin-up shoots and admits women still struggle to talk about sex

Gillian Anderson calls her ’90s pin-up shoots during the X-Files era “ridiculous,” showing how different her real life was from her fantasy life.

The 56-year-old actress admitted that it felt surreal to be voted the sexiest woman in the world in 1996, as the contrast between her glamorous pin-up magazine covers and her daily life, in which she had to combine work and motherhood, was so great.

Talking to The guardshe revealed: ‘It felt so ridiculous to me.

‘If you saw my life and where I was half the time, between work, set, kids, driving, dropping off and picking up and all that stuff – the fact that you would end up with those pictures is just so…

“It’s just part of the fantasy. I feel like it doesn’t represent me at all.”

The 56-year-old actress, who shot to fame as the gorgeous Dana Scully, admitted it felt surreal to be voted the world’s sexiest woman in 1996 (pictured winning a Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress in a Television Drama Series for her role in The X-Files in 1997)

The candid responses came as Gillian discussed her latest project, Want, a book about women’s sexual fantasies.

Inspired by Nancy Friday’s 1973 classic My Secret Garden, the book features anonymous letters from women revealing their deepest fantasies.

The X-Files actress delved deeper into the shame that still surrounds women’s desires, finding it “shocking” that many women, including herself, still feel inhibited about expressing their desires, even in private.

Gillian played a sexologist in the Netflix series Sex Education, but she admitted she found it difficult to put her own fantasies on paper for the book, showing that even a Hollywood star is not immune to the pressures society places on women.

Gillian, who was in a relationship with The Crown creator Peter Morgan for four years, said the project aimed to unite women and men and encourage them to accept themselves. to encourage greater openness and understanding, despite the cultural taboos that still exist.

Looking back on her career, Gillian credited her role as the confident DS Stella Gibson in The Fall with helping her discover her own sexual power at the age of 40.

She said, “It’s only been in the last three or four years that I’ve felt comfortable enough in my own skin… to show more of that aspect of myself.”

Now approaching 60, Gillian admits she is starting a new chapter in her life, both professionally and personally.

The actress admitted that there was a big contrast between her status as a sex symbol and her everyday reality, in which she had to combine motherhood and work.

Gillian, who has compiled a book about women’s sexual fantasies, said her role as DS Stella Gibson in The Fall helped her discover her own sexual power in her forties (pictured with Jamie Dornan’s character Paul Spector)

Gillian is also known for her role as a sex therapist in the Netflix series Sex Education (pictured in the series), but admitted that she struggled to put her own fantasy for the book on paper. It shows that even a Hollywood star is not immune to the pressures that society puts on women.

The actress has also had prominent roles as Emily Maitlis in Netflix’s Scoop (pictured) and recently launched a soft drink brand, G Spot, saying she wants to set an example to women everywhere that it’s never too late to start something new.

The actress not only played well-known roles, such as Emily Maitlis in the Netflix series Scoop, but also launched her own businesses, such as her own soft drink brand G Spot.

The mother of three said she wants to be an example to women around the world: it’s never too late to start something new.

Gillian lives in London with her teenage sons Oscar and Felix, whom she had with her ex-partner Mark Griffiths.

She is also the mother of her eldest daughter, Piper, whom she had in her 20s with her first husband, Clyde Klotz, an art director she met on the set of The X-Files.