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'I was shocked': Gillian Anderson reveals she was offered half the amount of co-star David Duchovny for The X Files as she admits she's not ruling out another series

Published: 02:06 GMT, 11 March 2016 | Updated: 18:43 GMT, 11 March 2016

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She's a self-identified feminist and Gillian Anderson has revealed how she handled the situation when she discovered one of her male co-stars had been offered double of what she had for the same series in which they both play leading characters.

Talking on Saturday's episode of The Jonathan Ross Show, The X Files actress told how David Duchovny was offered a significantly heftier pay packet for the latest run of the sci-fiction series but she refused to accept it.

The 47-year-old - decked out in Atelier Swarovski jewellery and an Antonio Berardi dress - explained: 'I knew that from the beginning and there was a reason why [David Duchovny was being paid more than me] because I was starting from nothing and he had just done a big film but there was a certain point where we were doing the same amount of work and it was time to renegotiate. And I did.

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Telling all: Gillian Anderson talked pay inequalities and the future of The X Files during her appearance on The Jonathan Ross Show which airs on Saturday

'We got the phone call with what the offer is, we knew what David’s offer was this time around and it was twice as much as my offer was. Which is stupid really because I’m going to find out and worked really hard for parity back then and was kind of shocked.

'I don’t know it was silly. So it’s always been that David’s team does the negotiating and then I just say, [I want what he’s having] basically.'

Gillian - who plays FBI Special Agent Dana Scully in the popular series - added that she's not ruling out the possibility of filming more episodes, stating it'd be a case of getting timings right.

'I was shocked': Gillian, 47, told how she refused to accept to be paid half the amount as co-star David Duchovny for the latest run of the popular sci-fi series

Much-loved characters: David and Gillian as FBI Special Agents in The X Files

Not feeling blue: The Dana Scully actress looked sensational in a pale blue midi dress for her latest TV appearance

Panel assemble: Popular chat-show host Jonathan is joined by (from left to right) Glenn Close, Gillian Anderson, Marlon Wayans, David Baddiel and Carrie Underwood on the latest episode

Simply stunning: The award-winning actress cut a sensational figure in the form-flattering one-piece

She explained: 'They haven’t come to us. I don’t know, it is again all about schedule… It’s about whether it matches up. If it matched up and a few other things were in place - we’re not getting any younger… All the boxes need to be ticked.'

Gillian also touched on the subject of plastic surgery and furiously shut down rumours she's gone under the knife, admitting 'I don't give a f**k'.

The War and Peace star said: 'I know it’s not true. But the fact is, it shaming. Let’s say that I had decided to, that’s my choice.'

On the future of The X Files, she explained: 'They haven’t come to us. I don’t know, it is again all about schedule… It’s about whether it matches up. If it matched up and a few other things were in place - we’re not getting any younger… All the boxes need to be ticked'