Line Of Duty newcomer Kelly MacDonald reveals she has a body double for nude scenes because 'the more you do them the harder it gets'
Ahead of Sunday night's Line of Duty season six premiere, Kelly MacDonald has reflected on her prestigious 26-year acting career.
Chatting to The Sun, Kelly, 45 - who is season six's guest star - revealed she has a double for nude scenes.
Generally, if you see a bit of flesh, it’s not me,' she said. 'I used to not care . . . about the nudity thing. And you’d expect that the more you did them, the easier they’d get. But that’s not my experience.'
Behind-the-scenes: Ahead of Sunday night's Line Of Duty season six premiere, Kelly MacDonald has reflected on her prestigious 26-year acting career
Kelly shot to fame in Trainspotting, with an explicit sex scene between her and Ewan McGregor featured. But despite featuring in nude scenes for the likes of Boardwalk Empire, Girl In The Cafe and Choke, it seems Kelly doesn't strip down herself.
Fans are chomping at the bit to see what unfolds in the season premiere of Line Of Duty, with the cast and showrunner all teasing morsels of information in recent press calls.
Martin Compston, who plays DS Steve Arnott, said: 'I feel like the last two series have been building up to this one. There is a lot going on.
'There will be a lot of big questions answered. But all the drama that everyone loves will be there too!'
![Admission: Kelly, 45 - who is season six's guest star - revealed she has a double for nude scenes [pictured in 2008's Choke]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/03/21/09/40740610-9385665-image-a-5_1616319243803.jpg)
Admission: Kelly, 45 - who is season six's guest star - revealed she has a double for nude scenes [pictured in 2008's Choke]
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Pro: Kelly shot to fame in Trainspotting, with an explicit sex scene between her and Ewan McGregor featured. But despite featuring in nude scenes for the likes of Boardwalk Empire [pictured], Girl In The Cafe and Choke, it seems Kelly doesn't strip down herself
Co-star Vicky McClure recently revealed that the Line Of Duty cast were left beside themselves when they discovered Happy Days legend Henry Winkler is a fan of the show.
The American star - who is best known for playing iconic Arthur 'The Fonz' Fonzarelli on the long-running sitcom - tweeted his love for the BBC cop drama last year, much to the excitement of the cast.
Asked by Cosmopolitan UK who the most surprising celebrity Line Of Duty fan has been, the actress, 37, said: 'We did have The Fonz, aka Henry Winkler, tweet us that he's a fan of the show which was the biggest moment for us all.
'Biggest man on earth!' Vicky McClure and the Line Of Duty cast were left beside themselves when they discovered Happy Days legend Henry Winkler is a fan of the show
'He's the biggest man on earth! It's gone stateside! And who's cooler than The Fonz?
'So that's always stuck with me.'
Henry, now 75, took to Twitter at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic last March to suggest what his fans should binge watch during lockdown.
Touting his own series Barry, he tweeted: BINGE WATCH - after Barry of course... LINE OF DUTY... and SPIRAL!'
It's a thumbs up from Fonzie! The American star - who is best known for playing iconic Arthur 'The Fonz' Fonzarelli on the long-running sitcom - tweeted his love for the BBC cop drama last year, much to the excitement of the cast
Lockdown viewing: Henry, now 75, took to Twitter at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic last March to suggest what his fans should binge watch during lockdown
Two months later, under an ad for Acorn TV promoting British crime shows, he wrote: 'Do not forget LINE OF DUTY!'
Henry's sure to be tuning into the new series of Line Of Duty when it hits screens this Sunday for its sixth run.
Speaking about her breakout role in This Is England, she revealed the momentos she kept from filming.
'I kept a brown Fred Perry shirt that [my character] Lol wore, and I kept the box that Combo [played by Stephen Graham] made from matchsticks in the film. I'll never give that away,' she said.
She added: 'Line of Duty made us all a coat with 'AC-12' and the badge on the arm, which is lovely to have.'
Line Of Duty returns to BBC One on Sunday night at 9PM.
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