Collected in book

Anderson: Women often keep their fantasies to themselves

Gillian Anderson collected women's sexual fantasies for her book.

(Bild: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Gillian Anderson (56) has collected women's sexual fantasies for a new book. A year and a half ago, she called on women to anonymously submit their erotic fantasies - now a selection of the letters has been published in the book "Want". 

In total, she received almost 1,000 pages of letters, Anderson writes in the foreword to the collection of texts.

Many women "feel shame"
"I found it surprising that many women still keep their fantasies to themselves, even today. Some are strong, proud and confident and celebrate their sexual power, but quite a few also feel shame and guilt because they long for satisfaction and fulfillment during sex," explains Anderson.

In our society, women are often pigeonholed and reduced to certain identities and roles, writes Anderson, "but the fantasies collected here prove that no woman has just one identity".

Anderson wants to provide food for thought
If she had one wish for the book, it would be to provide food for thought "so that we can enter into a new dialog about the sexual power of women".

The actress, who comes from the USA and lives in London, rose to fame with the mystery series "The X-Files". Since then, she has shot numerous projects, such as the series "Sex Education", in which she plays a sex therapist.