Jodie Comer was forced to cover ‘her’ vagina up with a bin bag for an awkward labour scene in her new movie The End We Start From.
Based on the 2017 post-apocalyptic novel by Megan Hunter, the film follows Jodie’s unnamed character – a new mum who has to raise her baby in a flooded city, ravaged by climate change. But in one scene, she’s seen screaming her way through giving birth – and it was difficult to shoot.
Appearing on The Graham Norton Show last weekend, Jodie confessed that filmmakers used a pair of fake legs to spread in stirrups on the bed, while her own legs rested on the floor. A huge black bin bag was then placed over the false vagina proudly on display for “modesty”.
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In an incredible behind-the-scenes snap, Jodie could be seen raising one arm casually over her head and pouting for the camera, while rocking a pair of pink socks on her feet and a sheet covering her real body. She explained: “That’s a bin bag that was hiding the modesty between takes.”
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Fellow guests Kevin Hart and Sofia Vergara were baffled as they questioned why she was protecting the fake genitals, but Jodie said: “Yeah, but it was out! It made me feel better. I felt less exposed.”
She went on to explain: “Everyone was looking after me – bringing me coffee and stuff, to keep me awake.”
Kevin Hart refused to so much as glance at the snap, only afterwards quipping: “Clearly an attempt to take a Black man down. That’s what this is. As soon as I look at that, ‘what are you doing, Kevin?’ I know what this is, Jodie. I didn’t fall for the trap. I sat and drank my wine.”
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Jodie had to work alongside 15 different babies for the role, aged from eight weeks old to young toddlers. Each child was only allowed to be part of a scene for 20 minutes at a time, so would constantly need to be replaced.
Jodie told the BBC: “A lot of my younger cousins have grown up now, so I haven’t spent a lot of time around young babies. My hands were visibly shaking when I met an eight-week-old on set. I was like, ‘Oh my god, what have I done?’”
She went on: “It’s one thing to act and think about everything else, but then actually being conscious of this precious little being and making sure that they’re safe…”
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In one scene, the baby fell asleep in her arms, like a “little sack of potatoes”. When crew members offered to take him away, she replied: “Just keep him there. I’m good – because he’s settled, he’s quiet. We’re happy.” Film director Mahalia Belo added: “In the sound you can hear him snoring!”
The End We Start From also stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Joel Fry and Mark Strong. It’s out in UK cinemas now.
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