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Anna Friel's horrifying experience with gorilla

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Press Trust of India London
Actress Anna Friel had a horrifying experience when a gorilla charged at her.

The 37-year-old actress travelled to Uganda in her desire to make a film on the sufferings of the mountain gorilla, but she and her crew were left terrified when one of the gorillas came rushing towrds them, reported Daily Express.

"We got charged by a silverback, which was, erm... Okay! We were told to act passive and submissive but it goes against every single instinct in the body when you see a huge thing making a loud screeching noise... And you are not allowed to run. You have to stay and go, 'I'm a tree and there's a big thing running at me'," Friel said.
 

"We heard this almighty sound as one crashed through the trees towards our photographer and came this close and then swung away again. It was like someone going, 'Yeah? Come on then,' showing their power and that it's their forest. My heart was pumping," she added.

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First Published: Oct 15 2013 | 4:46 PM IST

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