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Taron Egerton spills on ‘physical’ gay sex scene with Richard Madden
The actors star in the Elton John biopic ‘Rocketman’
Taron Egerton spilled about his “quite physical” sex scene with co-star Richard Madden in the Elton John biopic “Rocketman.”
In an interview with The List, Egerton (John) describes filming the love scene with Madden, who portrays John’s manager John Reid.
“I probably shouldn’t be telling you this but we have a sex scene. We went to some places together and got quite physical. I’ve watched it back and I think it looks great. The grown-up nature of the film, combined with it being a musical, makes it feel quite zeitgeisty. I don’t know if I’m allowed to say this but it’s basically about Elton in rehab, so we’re not watering anything down,” Egerton says.
Egerton recently clarified that he isn’t gay after speculation rose that he was revealing he had a boyfriend in an Instagram post.
“Rocketman” hits theaters on May 17, 2019.
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