The Crown's Prince Charles actor Josh O'Connor praises co-star Olivia Colman and admits her Oscar win 'won't change her'
He will step into the role of The Prince of Wales in the new season of The Crown.
And Prince Charles star Josh O'Connor has spoken highly of his leading co-star Olivia Colman.
The Riot Club actor, 28, told Digital Star that the acclaimed actress was unlikely to change after her Oscar win for The Favourite.
Sweet: Prince Charles star Josh O'Connor has spoken highly of his leading co-star Olivia Colman, revealing her Oscar win won't 'change her'
He told the publication: 'She's a total star. She's the best, she's one of the most brilliant human beings in the whole world and she's incredibly supportive, and it's just like a pleasure to act opposite her.
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'You kinda feel like it's sort of a dream come true really, I love working with her and am looking forward to doing more with her next series.'
Josh, who also stars in ITV's The Durrells, will play Prince Charles from his late teens to early 20s in the new season of the Netflix series.
Talented: The Riot Club actor, 28, told Digital Star that the acclaimed actress was unlikely to change after her Oscar win for The Favourite earlier this year (pictured at the Oscars in January)
Sweet: He told the publication: 'She's a total star. She's the best, she's one of the most brilliant human beings in the whole world.' (Olivia pictured in character on The Crown)
Olivia will take over the role of Queen Elizabeth from Claire Foy who played the royal matriarch in the first and second season.
'I'm so thrilled to be part of The Crown. I was utterly gripped watching it... I think Claire Foy is an absolute genius. She's an incredibly hard act to follow,' she said in a statement when the news was announced.
Earlier this year, Olivia won her first ever Oscar as she took home the Best Actress award for her role as Queen Anne in The Favourite.
The Broadchurch star shared a hilarious, yet heartfelt acceptance speech, she said: 'Any little girl who's practising your speech on the telly, you never know! I used to work as a cleaner and I spent quite a lot of my time imagining this.'
New role: Josh, who also stars in ITV's The Durrells, will play Prince Charles from his late teens to early 20s in the new season of the Netflix series (pictured in character)
New Queen: Olivia will take over the role of Queen Elizabeth from Claire Foy (pictured in character) who played the royal matriarch in the first and second season
While she grew tearful and emotional during her speech, the overwhelmed actress was urged to wrap up her speech by Academy bosses - yet hilariously blew a raspberry and made a crass gesture at the teleprompter.
Olivia's speech was laden with emotion as she paid tribute to her many aides and supports however she tickled audiences when she made the crude signal.
She continued: 'It's genuinely quite stressful. This is hilarious. I got an Oscar.'
Season three of The Crown will stream on Netflix later this year.
Heartfelt speech: Earlier this year, Olivia won her first ever Oscar as she took home the Best Actress award for her role as Queen Anne in The Favourite (pictured during her speech at the Oscars in January)
