Watts 'dreading' Diana reaction

Naomi Watts as Princess Diana. Source: Supplied

The Daily Telegraph reports

British-born Aussie beauty Naomi Watts has said she is "dreading" being judged over her turn as Princess Diana.

Although not due for release until next year, the 43-year-old is already worried that Diana will offend the late royal's army of loyal fans.

"I am dreading the reaction amongst the pubic to my playing her," Watts told The Daily Express. "You know people will complain that you don't look enough like her, that you're not tall enough. It's very difficult to play someone who had such a deep impact and left such a lasting memory on the public.

"Our memory of her is still very fresh and you have to be respectful of that."

Watts said she remembers the day Diana died.

"We were shooting a move in Canada and I was in a room full of people watching the news about Diana's death and we were all crying and deeply upset," she said. "It's one of those events you never forget."