Jamie Dornan has opened up about the steamy scenes in Fifty Shades, spilling the beans on what really happens on set.
The Irish actor, who plays Christian Grey in the hit franchise, has revealed that having a good friendship with his co-star Dakota Johnson was key to making the many sex-scenes work.
Speaking to Heat Magazine, he said, “It was easier to do the sex scenes with someone you know well. There were glimpses of awkwardness in the first, but that was completely eradicated by the second.
“We both got to learn that each of us go for the joke when things get a little too intense, or bashful, it’s our natural reaction.
“Those scenes are less about sexiness and more about laughter. I don’t think we ever got through one without bursting into fits of laughter.
“All it took was one look, one joke, and I’m sure the crew were like, ‘Oh great, here we go again’, but we needed that levity and humour to keep it fun and light.”
Jamie and Dakota formed a great bond while working on the three movies, and the county Down native believes their friendship will last a lifetime.
“We’ve been through a very unique situation that probably neither of us will ever go through again, that pushed us together and we had to rely on each other 100 per cent.
”It forged that bond between us that will always be there. [By the third movie] we had gotten to know each other so well, become best friends, know what to expect of the other, especially when you’re shooting scenes of very close intimacy.”
