Anderson not a fan of 'The X-Files'

Gillian Anderson has revealed that The X-Files is not her "cup of tea".

The actress, who played FBI Special Agent Dana Scully, said she would not have made an effort to see the show had she not been a member of the cast.

She told ShockTillYouDrop: "It has never really been my cup of tea. I'm not really a television watcher. I don't think I would have watched the show [were I not in it]."

But she added: "I see what it is and I can appreciate its appeal to people. I can justify it in the context of my life."

Anderson and co-star David Duchovny have reunited with creator Chris Carter for the second big-screen spinoff of the series, which ran from 1993 to 2002.

The movie is scheduled for release on July 25, almost ten years after the first film.

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