United Kingdom, May 23 -- Elisabeth Moss initially turned down her role in 'The Handmaid's Tale.

The 42-year-old actress has won two Emmy Awards for her portrayal of June Osborne but she was reluctant to sign up for the Hulu series because she wasn't keen on committing "five or six" years to another show so soon after finishin her eight-year stint on 'Mad Men'.

She admitted on 'The Jennifer Hudson Show': "I'm so glad I [took it], obviously. Thank God that worked out the right way.

"I wasn't quite sure if I was ready to make that commitment again, so I actually passed the first time they offered it to me.

"I know, it seems insane now. I'm so glad I've corrected that. Then they came back, and they very nicely offered it again, blah, bla...