I DON’T REGRET MAKING FIFTY SHADES
(...and why would you, Jamie?)
ACTOR Jamie Dornan says he has no regrets about his X-rated role in the Fifty Shades movies.
And why would he, when he got to romp naked with tasty Dakota Johnson!
The 39-year-old famously starred in the much-beloved erotic drama franchise and he has absolutely “no shame” in being a part of the trilogy.
Dornan portrayed BDSM fan Christian Grey opposite Dakota in the three films, released in 2015, 2017 and 2018.
Recalling his time during filming the series he said: “It’s done no harm to my career to be part of a movie franchise that has made more than $1 billion.
“Every working actor would say the same thing. It’s provided a lot.
“There’s no shame in saying it’s transformed my life and my family’s life financially. I am very, very grateful for this and always will be.”
He added: “And the fans loved it. Kevin Maher, the film critic at The Times, didn’t love it… what a surprise!
Joke
“But I take issue with the whole thing being just a bit of a joke. Everyone involved worked as hard as they could on those films, including myself.”
After starring in the trilogy, Jamie admitted that he felt a tremendous amount of pressure to prove his acting abilities.
He added: “Whether A Private War, Anthropoid or Belfast, or whatever comes next, the line in the press is always, ‘It’s the best thing he’s done since Fifty Shades.
“As if I am still needing to prove myself. I am still paying penance for that choice to get me back to where I was beforehand.
“Look, I get it, and to be honest with you, it spurs me on. It lights a fire in me. If that means people saying, ‘Oh, actually he’s not that bad’, well, so be it.”
Discussing his previous life as a male model the star said: “I didn’t love it. And I still don’t like having my photo taken. I find it odd.
“It’s not fun to be told continually to move your head about like it is on a swivel. ‘Chin up. Chin down…’”
“Too much nonsense,” he said of the fashion industry.
“Whenever I went on a date or met a girl in a pub I’d say I was a landscape gardener or worked for Google… anything but admit to having my photo taken for a living.”