Michelle Keegan has told of "simulating sex" with Damien Molony just minutes after meeting him.
The pair recorded the steamy scene for the new Sky One show Brassic.
Stunning Michelle, 32, said it was an unusual introduction to her new co-star.
She told the Irish Independent: "I had only met Damo for a few minutes and then we were simulating sex together.
"To be fair, it breaks the ice pretty quickly with someone you don't know. It was a case of 'Nice to meet you, let's get our clothes off and go!'
"Anytime you do a sex scene with a room full of people shouting instructions, it's going to be ridiculous, but that's part of the job and you have to just get on with it."
And Kildare actor Damien agreed that there was "nothing sexy" about filming the scenes.
He revealed: "I have done a few of them down the years and they are just weird.
"You just have to accept it for what it is and get on with it and when you look at it in the show now, it's actually quite funny.
"To start with, there is never anything sexy about doing a scene like that as there are so many people in the room, none of them want to be there and they all want to get it done as quickly as possible so they can go and eat lunch.
"My parents rang me up that morning and we were chatting about what I was doing that day. Normally you can tell them what you are doing, but this time it felt different.
"What do you say? I'm pretending to have sex in a portaloo with Michelle Keegan.
"What is great about the Brassic sex scenes is there is absolutely nothing sexy about them and that certainly helped."
