Claire Foy Turns Down Blue Ink Autograph Request: 'I Don't Do Blue'

Make sure to have black ink if you ask 'The Crown' alum for her signature!

Claire Foy is a woman of her word!

On Sunday, writer Evan Ross Katz posted a video of the British actress, 39, entering a building as a group of fans asked for her autograph.

“I don’t do blue,” Foy responded as a man in the crowd requested her signature. “What?” he said, seemingly taken aback by her reply, as she repeated her statement for the gentleman.

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A few steps down, she was approached by another fan with a black Sharpie. The Season of the Witch talent stopped for that individual and signed their memorabilia.

In the comment section of the Instagram video, users shut down claims of the actress being rude, saying her dismissal of the fan had more to do with her likely not wanting her autograph to be sold.

“They use blue sharpies to mass copy the signatures and sell fakes. For some reason blue photocopies better than black,” one person stated.

Another wrote, “Colored ink autographs get sold for far more money on eBay etc. Some celebs don’t want to support a secondary market/exploitation of their brand,” as several others gave similar responses.

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The actress knows what’s best for her.

Earlier this month, Foy, who played Queen Elizabeth in the hit Netflix series The Crown for the first two seasons, spoke to PEOPLE about leaving the show.

“I've got a lot of love for the people who are still doing the show, but for my own sanity, I ended the show when I ended it,” the actress said at the Los Angeles premiere of All of Us Strangers on Dec. 6. “I let it go and moved on and I think that's quite healthy.”

Foy made her exit in 2017. The following year she told PEOPLE she wasn’t afraid to leave the iconic series behind.

“I don’t feel like I’m defined by playing Queen Elizabeth,” she said at the time. “It’s a huge honor that people liked that character and therefore see me as that character. So, I’m not trying to actively go against that.”

Although she’s “moved on” from The Crown, Foy felt “really, really proud” of the work that she did while part of the cast and for not being afraid to stand up for her beliefs.

During an interview with Empire last December to discuss her film Women Talking, Foy opened up about why she doesn’t find women being called "strong female characters” as flattering.

"I viscerally hate 'strong female characters.' It says what? All other female characters are weak?” Foy asked. “You don't separate men like that. "They're allowed to be unlikeable, likable, strong, weak, scary, cuddly… all sorts of different things."

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