Emma Corrin and Josh O’Connor Talk ‘The Crown’ and All its Nymphs, Flies, and Nosebleeds

What's a few flies between chums, really?

There is something truly special when two co-stars, brought together by happenstance, develop a bond that clearly transcends that which the audience sees onscreen. On paper, Netflix’s “The Crown” had a near impossible task in casting a young Diana Spencer, finding an actress who could carry with her the mystery, the savvy, and the purity of emotion that spurred such affection in masses around the world. And yet, in relative unknown Emma Corrin, they found just that.

But maybe even more impressive than finding Corrin is how well the actress worked with Josh O’Connor, the actor who had first portrayed the often controversial Prince Charles in Season 3. O’Connor had been tasked with one of the most thankless jobs since the series started, as a man trapped by his birthright, unable to follow his heart, only to end up unhappily married to one of the most beloved women in the world.

Audiences think they understood all the difficult dynamics in play between the couple thanks to years of rabid and invasive press coverage, but in the hands of Corrin and O’Connor, both Diana and Charles found new life. The latter is more than just a pampered and cruel weakling, but a victim of an unforgiving system, another helpless cog in the greater monarchy machine. The former is troubled, but trying, isolated by that same system, and working at every turn to have the happy ending which seemed so feasible as a young woman — while slowly growing more disillusioned.

Despite all that baggage, as individuals wholly outside of the roles that they play, Corrin and O’Connor appear thick as thieves, making any conversation with them a singular delight, as proven in a recent interview with IndieWire. While the entirety of the chat can be seen in the video above, here are just a few magical tidbits the pair shared from their experiences on set filming some of the most intense scenes of Season 4.

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