Saving the glam for a reigny day! Olivia Colman is WORLDS away from The Crown as she swaps the Queen’s tiaras for a baseball cap and padded winter coat during low-key stroll
She has won huge praise for her role of Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown.
Yet Olivia Colman was brought hurtling down from Buckingham Palace as she stepped out in London in a super low-key ensemble.
The Oscar winner, 46, sported a cosy padded coat and baseball cap as she emerged, in a look which was hardly recognisable from her on-screen ensembles.
Who’s that? Olivia Colman was brought hurtling down from Buckingham Palace as she stepped out in London in a super low-key ensemble
Olivia kept things pared-back as she stepped out, with the warm black coat helping keep out the chill and baseball cap giving her a low-profile.
Her short, curly brunette locks were just visible under the cap, and looked totally different from the Queen’s trademark coiffed crop.
Olivia won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series for her role in the show, where she was cast in 2017. She has starred in two series.
It comes after it was reported that Olivia is set to star in a socially distanced version of pantomime, Cinderella, alongside The Crown co-star Helena Bonham Carter.
Who’s that? The Oscar winner, 46, sported a cosy padded coat and baseball cap as she emerged, in a look which was hardly recognisable from her on-screen ensembles
Wrapping up: Olivia kept things pared-back as she stepped out, with the warm black coat helping keep out the chill and baseball cap giving her a low-profile
Off we go: Olivia kept things pared-back as she stepped out, with the warm black coat helping keep out the chill and baseball cap giving her a low-profile
The actress will reportedly play the fairy godmother in the series alongside Princess Margaret star Helena’s wicked stepmother Lady Devilia, reports The Mirror.
Joining the pair is Tom Hollander as Baron Hardup, comedian Guz Khan as Buttons, alongside brother and sister and This Country stars Daisy May and Charlie Cooper as the evil step sisters.
The show is set to air on Christmas Eve at 8.15pm on BBC2. In line with COVID-19 regulations, the special will be performed virtually with the actors taking on the roles from their own homes.
Artist Quentin Blake is also set to create special illustrations for key scenes in the pantomime. Comic Relief founder Richard Curtis said: ‘We’re hugely grateful to BBC2 and the amazing cast for allowing us to do our first-ever pantomime.’
Award-winning: Oscar-winner Olivia (L) plays Queen Elizabeth II (pictured right in 1964) in series three and four of The Crown
Heading out: Her short, curly brunette locks were just visible under the cap, and looked totally different from the Queen’s trademark coiffed crop
BBC2 boss Patrick Holland said: ‘This is a unique surprise at the end of a year when we all need cheering up.
‘Thank you so much to Richard Curtis and the team at Comic Relief for assembling such a stellar cast to deliver us a pantomime to remember.’
MailOnline has contacted representatives for Olivia, Helena Bonham Carter and the BBC for comment. This comes as it emerged Netflix has scored a huge hit with its fourth series of The Crown.
A new report claims that 29 million people logged onto the streaming service to watch the latest series of the royal family drama in its first week of release earlier this month.
Starring role: Olivia won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series for her role in the show, where she was cast in 2017. She has starred in two series
Tuned in: A new report claims that 29 million people logged onto the streaming service to watch the latest series of the royal family drama in its first week of release earlier this month