Gillian Anderson on ‘Sex Education’ and Playing Margaret Thatcher in ‘The Crown’ | Video

As a grown woman, Gillian Anderson knows about the birds and the bees. But playing a sex therapist on Netflix’s “Sex Education” did actually teach her something about intercourse she didn’t already know: the word vaginitis. See Jean, the “X-Files” alum’s character, is a very well-respected professional within her field and she has books upon books lining her shelves, all filled with facts about the male and female anatomies that embarrass the heck out of her teenage son, Otis (played by Asa Butterfield). And so Anderson had to learn the terminology that Jean, a smartypants when it comes to unzipping your pants, uses in everyday conversation. Unfortunately, the definition of vaginitis has since escaped her. “Couldn’t tell you what it means,” Anderson told TheWrap in a recent interview, which you can see above. “But I looked it up and then I think I said it. And it’s gone.” Also Read: 'Sex Education' Trailer: Gillian Anderson Embarrasses Son Into Becoming a Teen Sex Therapist (Video) When it comes to the business of getting busy, there are other differences between Jean and Gillian, one being modesty. “There’s a lot of sex in the show, but there’s only one time that my character,...

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