Olivia Colman played party games to warm up for sex scenes with Emma Stone in Queen Anne biopic
The pair star alongside Rachel Weisz in the film, which has already been lauded by critics.
OLIVIA Colman and Emma Stone played games to warm up for awkward sex scenes in 18th Century Queen Anne biopic, The Favourite.
Emma, 30, revealed the pair did "crazy stuff" to shake their inhibitions ahead of romping on screen.
Emma said: "We did a whole bunch of crazy stuff.
"We learned to be embarrassed in front of each other and rely on each other.
“So when I had to have sex with Olivia, it was very comfortable because we were very good friends.”
Olivia, 44, added to : “Playing meant we could all be unembarrassed in front of each other.”
Olivia stars as Queen Anne, who ruled between 1702 and 1707.
The film sees Queen Anne and the love triangle with her friend Lady Sarah, played by Rachel Weisz, and lady-in-waiting Abigail Hill (Emma).
Speaking on the New Year's Eve edition of The Graham Norton Show, Olivia admitted she played a prank on Emma during the intimate scenes.
She said: ";Emma Stone was worried about me though because she had to touch me intimately under the sheets.
"So, I put a big wet sponge there as a barrier. She was going up my leg and her face was a picture when she reached it!"
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Olivia also revealed how she trusted The Favourite director Yorgos Lanthimos during the sex scenes.
She said: "I trusted him completely in the love making scenes."
She continued: "I love my job very much. I love going to work, which I know is very lucky, but the other stuff is a bit embarrassing."
Olivia is joined on the show by her co-star Nicholas Hoult, as well as Keira Knightley, who has a same-sex romp of her own in her new period drama, Colette.
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