Leo Woodall shocked by sex scene

LEO Woodall was shocked into “silence” when he learnt about his White Lotus sex scene.

The 26-year-old actor stars as Essex boy Jack in the HBO comedy series set at a holiday resort and while viewers have been led to believe that the character of Quentin – played by Pirates of the Caribbean star Tom Hollander, 55 – is his uncle, he was surprised to learn that that was not the case and the pair were due to film a sex scene together.

He said: “Well, (I didn't know), not right when I signed on, but it wasn't too long after that. I'd been told I might have a rumble and tumble with a couple of characters, but I didn't know who.

“When I was told Tom Hollander was playing my uncle, I was already elated. Then the news dropped about that moment and I just had about 10 seconds of silence, digesting it.

“Tom and I were both a bit nervous, but Mike White was very light about everything, especially on the day.”

The Cherry star said there was an intimacy co-ordinator on set and joked that the day was “definitely a bonding moment”, but he just wanted to “mentally prepare” for going into the “best job” on television.

He told Vulture: “We were filming other things before, and he was like: “Are you ready?” We had a really good intimacy co-ordinator, who took it seriously but also had fun with it. Definitely a bonding moment.

“But (Tom) is a gentleman and a true professional.”