Gillian Anderson is to play Thatcher and everybody’s got the same worry – 15 jewels in the crown

9.

Me: I wish Gillian Anderson was in every show I watch!
*another finger on the monkey paw curls as Gillian Anderson is cast as Thatcher*

— Another Angry Woman (@stavvers) January 20, 2019

10.

https://twitter.com/ArtimusFoul/status/1086988618311393280

11.

Nice to see 'oh god, now I fancy dr who off dr who' has been usurped by 'oh god, now I fancy thatcher off the crown' in The Great Hetero Leftie Dads of Twitter Woes

— Scriblit (@Scriblit) January 20, 2019

12.

God we’re gonna have to fancy Thatcher now aren’t we pic.twitter.com/r5YMMjrxVl

— Declan Cashin (@Tweet_Dec) January 20, 2019

13.

In ‘WHAT? news’ news, Gillian Anderson will play – gulp – Margaret Thatcher in series 4 of #TheCrown. Neil Kinnock will probably now be played by Ryan Gosling. pic.twitter.com/mcSmlJdWx9

— Toby Earle (@TobyonTV) January 20, 2019

14.

me: Margaret Thatcher was an evil witch whose austerity was designed to kill the poor

Gillian Anderson as the Iron Lady: h-

me: pic.twitter.com/QEvliivKEf

— hattie (@hattiesoykan) January 20, 2019

15.

oh god no! brain… already…. tearing self …apart. The horror! The far too attractive horror! https://t.co/Ucdhn0I6pt

— HappyToast ★ (@IamHappyToast) January 20, 2019

One Twitter user had a very different concern.

I’m sure Gillian Anderson will ace playing Margaret Thatcher but at the same time, Thatcher doesn’t deserve to be played by Gillian Anderson

— Lewis Knight (@ThatsOurLewis) January 20, 2019

Writer, Marie Le Conte, enjoyed the spectacle.

it has truly been a pleasure watching a hefty portion of my timeline agonising all day over the fact that they're about to be horny for Thatcher and there's nothing they can do about it

— Marie Le Conte (@youngvulgarian) January 20, 2019

Critic, Steven Perkins, had no sympathy for any of them.

People complaining about The Crown casting Sexy Thatcher as if watching The Crown in the first place isn’t tory af

— Steven Perkins (@stevenperkins) January 20, 2019

The truth is out there.