Jamie Dornan's life changed forever when his portrayal of Christian Grey was shown to the world in 2015.
Fifty Shades of Grey - based on the novel by E.L. James - starred Dakota Johnson as a shy college student named Anastasia Steele.
After interviewing Christian Grey, a wealthy businessman, the pair's relationship shocked audience members, but in a good way.
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As they become romantically involved, Ana discovered Christian's interest in BDSM, which leads to a complex and emotional relationship.
The film became a box-office hit, grossing over a billion dollars and two sequels in the trilogy.
Off-screen, however, the duo weren't exactly used to being in the public eye, and it showed during an interview with Today.
The pair gave each other an 'awkward' look when host Natalie Morales asked about what the sex scenes were like.
A quick-witted Johnson claimed that Dornan used a fluffer in between takes.
“What’s a fluffer?” Morales asked, as the female-lead had to clarify that it was merely a joke.
An embarrassed Dornan replied: “It’s a worthy job, but we haven’t required one yet,” while Johnson apologised for her comment.
For those unaware, including myself before writing this, a fluffer is someone who is employed in adult films to keep male performers aroused while filming.
So yeah, just so everyone's sure, a fluffer was not used in Fifty Shades.
Meanwhile, the actor from Northern Ireland was well aware what he was getting himself into after agreeing to take on the role.
“There has to be an acceptance with acting, taking jobs, that you don’t ultimately have control over some things,” Dornan told GQ in 2021.
“But you do know what you are getting into and I did spend a lot of time weighing up whether to take the Fifty Shades role.
“Sometimes you can be pleasantly surprised; sometimes you can be bitterly disappointed.
“Take that project [and] you know that loads of people are going to hate it – hate it – before they have even seen it.
“Why? Because, guess what? The majority of people hated the books.
“And I’m not saying I don’t recognise why those books were so powerful for millions of people, but you aren’t going to have books that were horrifically critiqued turned into movies that will be critically acclaimed. You are dealing with the same material.
“That’s the raw material we had.”
Anish Vij