Gillian Anderson confronts ‘distracting’ superfans outside theatre - CTV News

The star had been filmed leaving a performance of her West End production of "Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? "J. Kim MurphySun, October 4, 2026 at 7:25 PM UTC2 min readGillian Anderson arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of "Teenage Sex And Death At Camp Miasma" on July 29, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif. (Maya Dehlin/WireImage)Gillian Anderson released a statement clarifying a recent video that spread over social media, in which she was filmed calling a group of fans "distracting" for sitting in the front row during her performance of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? " on the West End. "The video doing the rounds is me talking with women I go back over 20 years with – so please don't say anything negative to or about them," Anderson wrote on social media Sunday. "We're thrilled to be doing this show but for people in the front row, please be aware that in such an intimate venue we can all see you and sometimes, it can be a tad distracting! That's all. All good. On with the show and love to everyone and thank you to all of those coming.