Emily Atack 'worried' more about learning tennis than racy Rivals scene
'Rivals' star Emily Atack was more concerned with trying to play tennis than worrying about nudity on screen.
Emily Atack was more "worried" about learning to play tennis than stripping off in 'Rivals'.
The 'Inbetweeners' star plays Sarah Stratton in the upcoming Disney+ adaptation of Dame Jilly Cooper's novel, and she has reflected on bringing one of the book's most memorable scenes to life opposite Alex Hassell as Rupert Campbell-Black.
She told Metro.co.uk: "I was worried about [the tennis match]. I thought, 'Oh God, am I gonna have to actually know how to play tennis?' -
"Funny that was my worry, rather than the nudity."
The 34-year-old actress admitted the naked scene "ended up being quite a liberating experiences", and she was "so relaxed" in between filming.
She laughed: "I remember I had the towel and the robe in between takes; but by the end of it, honestly, I couldn’t put my clothes on, I was just running around like, 'Woo.'
"Sometimes you do become so relaxed that you are just sometimes sitting there with your knockers out, and you go, 'Oh, right, okay, God, I’ve forgotten to put my robe on.' "
She was helped on set by her crew, director and co-stars, while having intimacy co-ordinators on set meant there was a good atmosphere on set, with everyone sharing a group hug after a scene.
And Emily overcame any nerves she made have had before filming because she knew it was something she had signed up for in advance.
She explained: "It’s scary when you have to do something like that, for sure. But I just think: I’m exactly where I need to be and I’m behaving as I should.
"This is a role that I’ve been cast in. It’s a scene that I signed a contract for that I said I was comfortable with."
