A Very Royal Scandal” stars Michael Sheen and Ruth Wilson tell Obsessed about bringing to life the interview that led to one of the royal family’s most scandalous humiliations.

Actor Michael Sheen has described how he transformed his look for his "intense" portrayal of the Duke of York in the drama A Very Royal Scandal. The Welsh star used a wig and false teeth for his role as Prince Andrew in the three-part series focusing on the infamous BBC Newsnight interview with Emily Maitlis,

Jeremy Brock writes and Julian Jarrold directs the three-part follow-up to 2018's 'A Very English Scandal' and 2021's 'A Very British Scandal.'

For decades, the British Royal Family managed to maintain a certain mystique and allure. Tabloid fodder and salacious stories leaked occasionally, but in the 1990s, the scandals surrounding Princess Diana and King Charles’ marriage almost caused the entire enterprise to collapse.

Actor Michael Sheen plays the embattled Prince Andrew in Prime Video’s new series ‘A Very Royal Scandal,’ out September 19. When it comes to being a royal himself, Sheen tells PEOPLE he ‘would not want to have that life.

Ruth Wilson spent time with the presenter-turned-podcaster to prepare for donning her military-style jacket. It shows. If the brown contact lenses and voluminous blonde wig weren't enough, she's also got a convincing hold of Maitlis's commanding voice.

Over three episodes, Prime Video, in A Very Royal Scandal, tells a dramatization of journalist Emily Maitlis’ (Ruth Wilson) 2019 interview with Prince Andrew (Michael Sheen) reg