Sarah Ferguson 'Feeling Worried' and 'On Edge' after New Crime Series About Murderous Royal Aide Jane Andrews is Given the Green Light
Dec. 25 2024, Published 6:00 p.m. ET
Sarah Ferguson has been left worried about how she will be portrayed in a "partly fictionalized" four-part true crime series.
RadarOnline.com can reveal that the series will focus on the life of Jane Andrews, her former royal dresser, who later murdered her partner Thomas Cressman.
The royal is feeling 'worried about how she will be portrayed.'
A source revealed: "Sarah is naturally a little worried at how she's going to be portrayed. It's unavoidable that they include her in Jane's story, as she worked for her for so long, but the fact the show is being fictionalized has Sarah slightly on edge. They can do anything with her character that they choose."
The source added that Ferguson has "always been a good sport" when it comes to these things, so she "takes whatever's coming on the chin" — but that doesn't mean she doesn't have concerns.
Fergie is hoping 'they don't make her out to be something she's not.'
The insider added: "She hopes they don't make her out to be something she's not — or worse, contributed in some way to Jane's downfall."
Andrews began working for Ferguson when she was only 21 years old but was let go nine years later due to budget cuts.
Rumors swirled that this was a cover-up and that she was actually fired following a dispute over a man, but that has not been confirmed.
Andrews was released on parole back in 2015, but landed in prison once again in 2018.
In 1998, Andrews began dating Cressman. During a September 2000 trip to Italy and a visit to his family's home on the French Riviera, he reportedly told her that he did not see their relationship ending in marriage. Shortly after their trip, Cressman called the police out of fear "somebody is going to get hurt."
No police arrived, and that same night, Jane hit him with a cricket bat and then stabbed him to death with a knife before fleeing the scene of the crime. Following her trial, during which she was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, Andrews was sentenced to life sentence behind bars in 2001.
She was released on parole in 2015, but found herself back in prison in 2018. She was released once again in August 2019.
Producers are searching for an actress to play Fergie.
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As for who could potentially play Ferguson in the upcoming crime drama, the source dished Karen Gillan and Eleanor Tomlinson are "top picks."
"Producers are after an actress in her mid-thirties to play Fergie, who can be aged up and down," the source noted.
The source spoke with Woman's Day about the upcoming series.
