Fool Me Once star Joanna Lumley has branded sex scenes "rude and horrible".
In a new interview with Radio Times magazine, the actress expressed her disdain for watching or performing them.
"The second you take your clothes off, the audience looks at you, the actor, and your attributes – what your breasts and genitals are like," she said.
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"You’ve immediately lost the character you’ve built. There’s a playground element to it… pull your pants down and let’s see what you’ve got."
Lumley went on to say that if she was a director, she'd "cut" sex scenes because they "slow things down".
"They’re rude and horrible. I don’t watch people on the lavatory!" she added
Lumley recently starred in Harlan Coben’s latest Netflix adaptation Fool Me Once, which was a huge success, reaching the Top 10 in 91 countries worldwide.
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The show follows ex-military pilot Maya Stern (Michelle Keegan) as she investigates the death of her husband Joe (Richard Armitage).
However, things take an unexpected turn when Maya sees her supposedly dead husband on the nanny cam in their house.
Elsewhere, Lumley recently teased a possible return to Coronation Street over 50 years since her last appearance as Elaine Perkins, who turned down Ken Barlow’s offer of marriage.
"I write every year, so is there any chance?" she quipped during an appearance on The One Show. "I was hoping to get back into Ken Barlow’s range again but anyway, we’ll wait and see. I’ve always said: 'Yes, I’d come back like a shot.'"
Fool Me Once is available to stream on Netflix now.
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