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Lola Petticrew Speaks on Anxiety Over Troubling Role

6/18/2025

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Lola Petticrew, the talented star of *Say Nothing*, shared her deep anxiety about depicting the Price sisters' harrowing hunger strike, calling it "state-sponsored torture." Set against the backdrop of Northern Ireland's Troubles, the series seeks to illuminate women's struggles. Hailing from West Belfast, Petticrew underscores the show's importance to her community while teasing her upcoming project, *Trespasses*, featuring Gillian Anderson.

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Lola Petticrew, the talented star of *Say Nothing*, shared her deep anxiety about depicting the Price sisters' harrowing hunger strike, calling it "state-sponsored torture." Set against the backdrop of Northern Ireland's Troubles, the series seeks to illuminate women's struggles. Hailing from West Belfast, Petticrew underscores the show's importance to her community while teasing her upcoming project, *Trespasses*, featuring Gillian Anderson.