▁aud ition ed ▁for ▁the ▁role ▁on ▁a ▁wh im , ▁without ▁ever ▁having ▁seen ▁the ▁programme . ▁Although ▁she ▁was ▁h ug ely ▁successful ▁in ▁the ▁series , ▁she ▁dis lik ed ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁priv acy ▁that ▁it ▁brought . ▁Also , ▁she ▁was ▁not ▁comfortable ▁in ▁her ▁position ▁as ▁a ▁sex ▁symbol . ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁The ▁Guardian ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁R igg ▁stated ▁that ▁" be coming ▁a ▁sex ▁symbol ▁over night ▁had ▁shock ed " ▁her . ▁She ▁also ▁did ▁not ▁like ▁the ▁way ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁treated ▁by ▁production ▁company ▁Associ ated ▁British ▁Corporation ▁( ABC ). ▁For ▁her ▁second ▁series ▁she ▁held ▁out ▁for ▁a ▁pay ▁rise ▁from ▁£ 1 5 0 ▁a ▁week ▁to ▁£ 4 5 0 ; ▁she ▁said ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 — when ▁gender ▁pay ▁inequality ▁was ▁very ▁much ▁in ▁the ▁news — that ▁" not ▁one ▁woman ▁in ▁the ▁industry ▁supported ▁me ▁... ▁Ne ither ▁did ▁Patrick ▁[ Mac ne e , ▁her ▁co - star ] ... ▁But ▁I ▁was ▁painted ▁as ▁this ▁mer cen ary ▁creature ▁by ▁the ▁press ▁when ▁all ▁I ▁wanted ▁was ▁equality . ▁It ’ s ▁so ▁de press ing ▁that ▁we ▁are ▁still ▁talking ▁about ▁the ▁gender ▁pay ▁gap ." ▁She ▁did ▁not ▁stay ▁for ▁a ▁third ▁year . ▁Patrick ▁Mac ne e ▁noted ▁that ▁R igg ▁had ▁later ▁told ▁him ▁that ▁she ▁considered ▁Mac ne e ▁and ▁her ▁driver ▁to ▁be ▁her ▁only ▁friends ▁on ▁the