Regé-Jean Page appeared on the Graham Norton Show last night to discuss all things Bridgerton when he shared some hilarious anecdotes from filming his sex scenes on the Netflix historical adaptation, particularly when it came to his family’s reactions.
Graham Norton proceeded to grill the hunk, who plays the Duke of Hastings Simon Basset on the saucy romp.
Speaking about the Regé-Jean admitted his relatives had made “tactical cups of tea” during his sizzling sex scenes.
Working alongside Phoebe Dynevor, who plays the Duke’s wife Daphne Bridgerton on the show, Regé-Jean agreed there were plenty of saucy scenes in the show, but insisted he “often had his mouth full” in reference to the switching of focus to female sexual enjoyment on-screen.
Rege-Jean Page appeared on Graham Norton last night to talk Bridgerton (Image: NETFLIX)
“There was a fair bit,” he went on. “We had an intimacy coordinator, so everything is choreographed.
“It takes the risk and the embarrassment out of the scene.”
But asked whether his own family watched his intimate scenes, the actor laughed: “There were some cousins missing from the family WhatsApp group.
“They said, ‘We made our tactical cups of tea when you started and when we came back you were still going!’”
The Duke of Hastings had fans in meltdown as the sexiest character on the show (Image: NETFLIX)
Phoebe also recently shared her own experience of performing sex scenes on TV, telling the Guardian: “I’m happy for Mum and Dad to see it, because they know the industry.
“They know how hard I worked, and how much it meant to me getting that role.
“But not my grandparents,” she joked. “And with my younger brother… well, it’s awkward.”
Simon and Daphne had a simmering romance that exploded into fireworks in their sex scenes on-screen (Image: NETFLIX)
During his chat with Graham, Regé-Jean also joked that all of his sex scenes in the period drama featured more expensive items of furniture than what he was worth.
As a result a minder or coordinator needed to be on set at all times during the scenes to check that the raunchy action didn’t affect the priceless household items – such as four poster beds.
Regé-Jean giggled as he mimicked his former colleague panicking during a few particular moments, as they cried: “Oh I don’t want to look, but I have to look… be careful…”
Bridgerton is available to stream on Netflix now
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
