Julie Andrews compares ‘anxiety’ during Second World War to coronavirus fears

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Julie Andrews admitted that the coronavirus pandemic has brought up the same emotions she felt as a child during the Second World War. The 84-year-old actor, who starred in such iconic roles as Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music’s Maria, is turning her hand to audio entertainment with a new children’s storytelling podcast, Julie’s Library. “Then, I was very concerned and worried and frightened and anxious, and one didn’t know where the next wave would come.” She continued: “But one thing I did recognise as a child was the amount of bonding that happened in England because of the war, and I feel the same feelings in America here at this moment.” Andrews has remained political throughout her life, in November criticising President Donald Trump and calling his decisions to cut funding to the arts and pull America out of the Paris Climate Agreement “deeply disturbing”.