The Queen's Gambit star Anya Taylor-Joy on her surprising plot desire for series 2

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29 Apr 2021, 15:39

Netflix star Anya Taylor-Joy has shared what she'd like to happen if there is a new season of The Queen's Gambit - and it's not anything you might guess. The actress would like to see her character Beth Harmon embrace a "Bowie phase".

Speaking to Elle recently, Anya said about a potential second offering of the mini-series: "It would be silly of me to go, 'There's  going to be a second series'.

"And then I'm 40, and co-creator Scott Frank's like, 'Yo, how do you feel about this? You want to go back?'"

She continued: "I'd like Beth to pick up Benny and spend some time with him in Russia, just the two of them being snobby intellectuals together. And I hope she has a Bowie phase."

Previously she told Town & Country about preprising her role: "We did intend it to be a limited series.

"If I've learned anything from being in this industry, it's never say never.

"I adore the character and I would certainly come back if I was asked to, but I do think we leave Beth in a good place."

She continued: "I think the rest of her life will surely be an adventure as well.

"But in the quest that she goes on in this to find some form of peace, just some form of being able to be happy with who she is. I think it ends in a nice place."

The British-Argentine-US star is currently flying high after winning a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Limited Series.