Aidan Turner revealed he spotted two cast members hiding behind a bush at one of Jilly Cooper’s parties, during a visit to Capital Breakfast with Alex Hassell.
The actors joined Jordan North, Chris Stark and Sian Welby, where Aidan shared the surprising story while Alex revealed an amusing behind-the-scenes detail about filming.
Asked by Jordan about the weirdest thing he had witnessed at one of Jilly Cooper’s parties, Aidan confirmed he had attended one and eventually admitted: “I did see a couple of people behind a bush… a couple of cast members that nobody else really knows about.”
However, Aidan refused to reveal their identities, explaining that he was sworn to secrecy.
Sian noticed Alex looking particularly surprised by the revelation, prompting Aidan to add: “I haven’t told him either.”
Alex then responded with a knowing comment: “I can’t believe you saw us!”
The conversation also turned to Alex’s character Rupert and an unusual decision involving intimate prosthetics.
Chris asked whether Alex had turned down a specific prosthetic for the role, to which the actor confirmed it was true, revealing that he had actually been offered five different options.
Explaining the selection process, Alex said: “It was one at a time and for colour matching I had to hold them against my face.”
The studio erupted in laughter, with Aidan pointing out that there was photographic evidence of the process.
Alex eventually revealed his final decision: “And ultimately, I went with model’s own.”
There was another unexpected moment when Sian asked Alex which celebrity he would choose to play naked tennis with in real life.
After a brief pause to consider his options, Alex settled on tennis legend Rafa Nadal, prompting an enthusiastic reaction from Aidan.
“What an answer!” said Aidan, before admitting: “I can’t get that image out my head!”
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