Damian Hurley has opened up about directing his mother Elizabeth in racy sex scenes for his directorial debut film, insisting it felt ‘normal’.
Titled Strictly Confidential, the film features the actress, 58, getting very intimate with another woman.
But Damian, 21, has declared that he was unbothered directing his mum in the steamy scenes, so much so that they didn’t have intimacy co-ordinators on set.
The model insisted that while it may appear ‘strange’ to regular people, for those who have grown up in the industry as celebrity offspring, it is routine.
Speaking to The Sunday Times about filming his mother’s racy scenes, he admitted: ‘I hate to say that it felt totally normal. I don’t know what that says about us.
‘I was speaking to a lot of my friends who are also second generation of parents in the industry. They say exactly the same thing: that things to outsiders that may seem totally strange and extraordinary, for us we’ll just have grown up with in everyday life.’
Damian Hurley has opened up about directing his mother Elizabeth in racy sex scenes for his directorial debut film, insisting it felt ‘normal’ (pictured together this month)
Titled Strictly Confidential, the film features the actress, 58, getting very intimate with another woman (pictured)
But Damian, 21, has declared that he was unbothered directing his mum in the steamy scenes, so much so that they didn’t have intimacy co-ordinators on set
Damian added that there was no need for intimacy co-ordinators on set, claiming ‘everyone was very comfortable’.
He added that Elizabeth taught him about sex when he was ‘ludicrously young’, insisting that it is a ‘beautiful and natural’ act, but banning him from watching violence in films.
The mother and son’s relationship has raised eyebrows in the past, especially after Elizabeth revealed the secret photographer behind her seemingly endless stream of bikini Instagram posts was in fact Damian.
She made the revelation after uploading a series of sizzling holiday snaps of herself braless and in a bikini for Valentine’s Day in 2018, but many were unsure how to take her confession, with several branding the relationship ‘weird’.
But Damian insisted he didn’t understand why people found it strange, declaring: ‘It’s business. We don’t think about it for any more than point, press, done, post.’
Detailing their relationship, he explained that the pair were more like ‘siblings’ than parent and child, because it was just the two of them as he was growing up, admitting that their closeness has been even more acute and vital in recent years.
He added that they have ‘twin telepathy’ to the extent that they can ‘have complete conversations just nodding and shaking our heads’, saying they are ‘extraordinarily alike and in tune’.
Elizabeth, who shares Damian with ex-Steve Bing, previously told Access Hollywood she felt ‘safe and looked after’ shooting the film.
The model insisted that while it may appear ‘strange’ to regular people, for those who have grown up in the industry as celebrity offspring, it is routine
The mother and son’s relationship has raised eyebrows in the past, especially after Elizabeth revealed the secret photographer behind her seemingly endless stream of bikini Instagram posts was in fact Damian
But Damian insisted he didn’t understand why people found it strange, declaring: ‘It’s business. We don’t think about it for any more than point, press, done, post’
The Austin Powers star explained that Damian put her at ease on set and described it as ‘relaxing’ having someone behind the camera who was ‘looking out’ for her.
Elizabeth explained: ‘It’s relaxing knowing someone’s behind the camera who looks out for you. The things that his script needed me to do weren’t necessarily things I’d always done in movies many times.
‘But having him there meant that I felt safe and looked-after, and I knew in [post production] he’d look after me.’
She added: ‘So actually it’s kind of liberating to work with your family. I may do it again.’
Damian agreed with his mom, telling the publication he didn’t find the intimate scenes problematic and stressed that the small time frame for shooting meant he couldn’t afford to.
He said ‘We felt in our comfort zone, it’s very strange. I think, also, when you’re on an independent film, you have 18 days to shoot, every single second counts. You can’t sit around mulling scenes, thinking “What if?”‘
He added that whilst people found him shooting his mother in skimpy outfits ‘controversial’ he didn’t see it like that.
He said: ‘Showbusiness has been a fundamental part of my entire life. So to us, it’s not a thing. She takes my photos, I take hers.’
Detailing their relationship, he explained that the pair were more like ‘siblings’ than parent and child, because it was just the two of them as he was growing up, admitting that their closeness has been even more acute and vital in recent years (pictured together in November)
Elizabeth previously said she felt ‘safe and looked after’ shooting the film, saying Damian put her at ease on set and it was ‘relaxing’ having someone behind the camera who was ‘looking out’ for her (pictured this month)
The director spoke to People about the film earlier in the year, revealing Elizabeth had ‘promised’ to star in his first picture years ago, and when it was greenlit, she ‘dropped everything’ to take part.
The mystery drama follows Mia, played by CBBC star Georgia Lock, as she is drawn into a ‘world of sex, duplicity and betrayal’ while trying to uncover the mystery surrounding her best friend Rebecca’s suicide.
The trailer shows Mia returning to the exotic Caribbean island where Rebecca died, and along with uncovering old passions, vows to learn the truth about her friend’s death.
Strictly Confidential will be released in cinemas and on Prime Video on April 5.
Damian revealed his mother Elizabeth had ‘promised’ to star in his first picture years ago, and when it was greenlit, she ‘dropped everything’ to take part
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