Have you ever found yourself watching a steamy scene in a movie and wondering, “How do actors actually do that?”
You’re not alone.
British rapper Stormzy recently asked the same question while chatting with Kate Hudson on The Jonathan Ross Show.
Her answer was equal parts insightful and hilarious.
Stormzy didn’t hold back when the topic came up, saying, “When I see sex scenes, I’m like, ‘How do you lot do that?’ Of course, it’s your job, but… as your average punter, it looks extremely difficult.”
“Can there be… arousal… everyone’s thought it!”
Hudson, ever the professional, didn’t shy away from the awkwardness of the question. Laughing, she called it “an interesting question” and dove right in.
“I think it’s so mechanical and there’s so many people around,” she explained.
“Usually they close the set and you kind of have to talk it out, and the boys wear belts. It’s very… tucked.”
“It kind of takes the fun out of it, I guess.”
“Tucked” probably isn’t the word most people associate with passionate movie moments, but there you have it.
Hudson added some nuance, though, saying that how an intimate scene feels really depends on the situation.
“Sometimes it’s more enjoyable than other times,” she admitted.
“It just depends on the circumstance and the safety that you feel with that actor and how safe the space feels. It can get awkward.”
Stormzy, who recently tried his hand at acting, seemed relieved to get a straight answer.
He shared that he had a similar experience when filming with actress Saffron Hocking, admitting he was initially nervous about their own on-screen intimacy.
“I’m a rubbish actor,” he confessed.
“The idea of me going on set with someone that’s awkward and I’m awkward…”
“We got Saffron in and she’s a true professional. She made me really comfortable and led the whole thing.”
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