Kristen Stewart says Princess Diana was 'friendless' and that she channeled the royal's loneliness for 'Spencer'

• Kristen Stewart said that she channeled Princess Diana's loneliness for "Spencer."
• In an interview with Vanity Fair, she described the princess as "friendless."

"Spencer" star Kristen Stewart told Vanity Fair that she got into character by channeling Princess Diana's loneliness.

Set in 1991, the movie tells the story of Princess Diana's final Christmas with the royal family before her separation from Prince Charles.

Stewart, who portrays the late princess in the film, told the publication: "One of the remarkable things is that she was so friendless."

"I'm constantly going, 'Where was your fucking homie?'" she said.

Stewart added that the movie's director, Pablo Larraín, was encouraging.

"He was always like, 'If you wanted it to be, it could be as good as 'A Woman Under the Influence!'" Stewart said, referencing the 1947 American drama film.

It wasn't the first time Stewart praised Larraín's direction in the film. In an interview with Insider's Jason Guerrasio, the actress said Larraín reassured her when she was anxious during the first couple of days of filming.

"In fact, the most straightforward directing I received from Pablo in this movie was on the first or second day when he just came and said, 'You need to physically relax because you have her. You just need to trust that,'" she said.

"Spencer" was still in production when the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's interview with Oprah Winfrey aired in March 2021. The couple shared previously unknown information about their time as working royals, including how it negatively affected Meghan Markle's mental health.

Stewart told Vanity Fair that she only watched snippets of it at the time.

"It was almost too hot to touch in terms of how personal it was for me at that time," she said.