Barbara Anning told The Telegraph: “I believe if Mary Anning was gay she should be portrayed as gay and this should also be by a gay actress.
I believe Mary Anning was abused because she was poor, uneducated and a woman.
The director of a film about Mary Anning, the “unsung hero of fossil discovery”, has defended part of the plot that sees Anning (Kate Winslet) in a relationship with Saoirse Ronan’s character.
“But do not believe there is any evidence to back up portraying her as a gay woman…