PLAYING TO TWIN
Gold Coast stuntwoman Ilana Collins is more comfortable being thrown into walls than she was as a body double for one of the sexiest women on the planet. Ilana stood in for Elsa Pataky, wife of Aussie star Chris Hemsworth, in upcoming Netflix series Tidelands. While she was OK taking blows in fight scenes, there was one request that had her hesitating.
THIS Gold Coast stuntwoman is used to being thrown into walls, punched in the face and slapping bad guys around, but being asked to be the body double for one of the sexiest women on the planet scared her senseless.
Ilana Collins acted as the stunt double to Elsa Pataky, Chris Hemsworth’s wife, in upcoming Netflix series Tidelands.
Collins was required to take the blows in fight scenes, carry around fully grown men and take care of the water scenes, but she freaked out a little when she was asked to be Pataky’s lingerie body double.
“The intimidating thing was when they said ‘We might be looking at using you for her lingerie scenes’,” she said. “I just thought ‘No way, she’s a babe, I couldn’t do that’.”
Collins, who trained at Hollywood’s renowned 87Eleven Stunt Academy, was filming at Stradbroke Island alongside Spanish actress and model Pataky in May for the highly anticipated series, which is expected to be released in December.
She said Hemsworth, who last month was announced as the fourth highest paid actor in Hollywood, would drop in via chopper with the couple’s kids to support his wife on set.