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David Tennant reveals why his racy Rivals sex scene was NOT as smooth sailing as it looks - and how it almost ended in disaster and injury


The Doctor Who actor,  53, stars in the Jilly Cooper bonkbuster adaptation alongside Emily Atack .

Speaking on Heart radio, the actor confessed to show hosts Alex Hassell and Pandora Christie that the incident actually happened when he was overly keen to jump into bed. The story focuses on the tense rivalry between David's character Lord Tony Baddingham and Rupert Campbell-Black (Alex Hassell), while Emily stars as the promiscuous Sarah Stratton. The cast includes Poldark heartthrob Aidan Turner, Sex Education actress Bella Maclean, EastEnders' Danny Dyer, Skins star Luke Pasqualino and Alex Hassell, from BBC fantasy series His Dark Materials.

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