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David Tennant has revealed how his racy Rivals sex scene was not as smooth sailing as it looked and actually ended in disaster and injury.
The Doctor Who actor, 53, stars in the Jilly Cooper bonkbuster adaptation alongside Emily Atack.
And in the new Disney + series, David, who plays Lord Tony Baddingham, and Emily, who stars as promiscuous Sarah Stratton, feature in some ‘erotic ecstasy’ scenes, the duo care seen starring in my some saucy scenes.
But the gripping shoots apparently did not go as smoothly as it appeared. David revealed during one scene, he actually ‘smashed up his knee’ after mis-timing an erotic scene.
Speaking on Heart radio, the actor confessed to show hosts Alex Hassell and Pandora Christie that the incident actually happened when he was overly keen to jump into bed.
David Tennant has revealed how his racy Rivals sex scene was not as smooth sailing as it looked and actually ended in disaster and injury
The Doctor Who actor, 53, (pictured centre) stars in the Jilly Cooper bonkbuster adaptation alongside Emily Atack
He said: ‘I had to launch myself onto a bed at one point, in some moment of what is going to a be sort of erotic ecstasy, and slightly mis-timed it. I ended up smashing my knee open on the bed frame.
To which Alex replied: ‘He does his own stunt’.
‘By accident I do my own stunt’, David added before Pandora quipped: ‘Thank you very much for admitting those little bloopers.’
David joked: ‘It wasn’t my sexiest move’ before Pandora attempted to reassure him by adding: ‘No, well it depends on what you’re into!’
The raunchy show is based on the 1988 novel by famed writer Jilly Cooper and follows the cutthroat world of independent television in 1986.
The story focuses on the tense rivalry between David’s character Lord Tony Baddingham and Rupert Campbell-Black (Alex Hassell), while Emily stars as the promiscuous Sarah Stratton.
In the adaptation, Disney+ has promised to bring a ‘2020s lens’ to the 1980s classic – a notoriously politically incorrect tale of sex and scandal in the English social elite.
The racy eight-part series is set to air from October 18 – but many viewers have been left wondering how its themes would be translated for a modern audience.
And in the new Disney + series, David, who plays Lord Tony Baddingham, and Emily, who stars as promiscuous Sarah Stratton, feature in some ‘erotic ecstasy’ scenes, the duo care seen starring in my some saucy scenes
But the gripping shoots apparently did not go as smoothly as it appeared. David revealed during one scene, he actually ‘smashed up his knee’ after mis-timing an erotic scen
According to Disney+, Rivals is a ‘joyously mischievous rollercoaster ride, steamy in its love stories and packed with larger-than-life characters.’
The cast includes Poldark heartthrob Aidan Turner, Sex Education actress Bella Maclean, EastEnders’ Danny Dyer, Skins star Luke Pasqualino and Alex Hassell, from BBC fantasy series His Dark Materials.
The book, part of the Rutshire Chronicles, soared to the top of the charts and sold more than a million copies.
Rivals will be released on October 18 in the UK and internationally, and on Hulu in the United States.
Listen to Heart mid-mornings with Pandora Christie weekdays from 10:00 – 13:00 across the UK and on Global Player.
