‘Daisy Jones and The Six’ Followers Have an ‘Awkward’ Intercourse Scene Between Riley Keough and Her Actual-Life Husband to Look Ahead To

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Everybody thinks filming a fake intercourse scene with a random stranger could be extra awkward than doing it with somebody you’re really in a relationship with, however Riley Keough is right here to let you know that may be very a lot not the case. 

For an all-important scene in Prime Video’s new restricted sequence Daisy Jones & The Six, Keough’s character Daisy encounters a one-night stand with a man she simply meets. On Late Evening with Seth Meyers, Keough shared how the present’s producers thought it’d be “humorous” if she filmed stated intercourse scene together with her real-life husband Ben Smith-Petersen, who can be an actor. Keough stated it was the exact opposite. The truth is, it was “extra awkward” than your normal I-just-met-you-let’s-have-fake-sex scene. 

“I feel that they had been considering it will be much less awkward,” stated Keough. “After which we bought there and so they’re like, ‘That is actually uncomfortable.’ Like, for one, I’ve by no means had fake intercourse with my husband.”

“And for 2, usually, sometimes, whenever you do these items, it’s any individual coming in for the day. You’re like, ‘Good day, good to satisfy you,’ and also you form of get all the way down to enterprise and it’s very skilled. With him, we had been simply laughing the entire time.”

In between laughs, Keough additionally defined how she felt the necessity to vindicate her lack of enjoyment, which made the entire thing much more awkward. “On this scene, I’m not likely having fun with it. And I actually saved feeling inclined to be like, ‘In actual life, it’s not like this!’ Then I used to be like, ‘I’ll simply maintain that to myself.’”

Within the present, Keough’s character Daisy doesn’t have time for males. As an aspiring musician making an attempt to make a record-breaking album, the one factor on her thoughts is her lyrics, her melodies, and her imminent stardom. So, when she’s requested if she’d prefer to spice issues up and alter positions, Daisy shrugs the man off, reaches for her journal, and scribbles some lyrics. In different phrases, the precise reverse of what would occur between Keough and Smith-Petersen in actual life, and never simply because they’re married.

Regardless of being the granddaughter of Elvis Presley, Keough had no skilled expertise with music previous to Daisy Jones & The Six, she informed Meyers. Her forte lies in appearing, not singing. She and her castmates — which incorporates Sam Claflin as her star-crossed lover, Billy Dune — spent over a yr studying their respective devices, and finding out vocal method. 

In an interview with Self-importance Honest, Keough shared that she was instructed to learn to belt previous to filming. “I used to be like, what does that even imply? I didn’t even know the way one will get to have the ability to sing loud.” 

After coaching with a vocal coach, and practising with Woman Gaga songs comparable to “Shallow,” and placing in work day after day, Keough lastly bought it down. She might confidently belt, which you’ll hear within the 10 authentic songs showcased within the sequence. Suffice it to say, these new expertise weren’t put to make use of within the “awkward” intercourse scene together with her real-life husband. 

Daisy Jones & The Six is at the moment out there to stream on Prime Video. You possibly can take a look at our overview of the present right here.