Jude Law's 'enormous' bum double for sex scene in new Hollywood movie Firebrand revealed as former IT manager from Lincolnshire

By Geraint Llewellyn For Mailonline

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Jude Law required an 'enormous' bum double for a sex scene as Henry VII in new movie Firebrand it's been revealed. 

The actor, 51, was too slim to properly portray the 28st King during his later years and marriage to sixth and final wife Katherine Parr, played by Alicia Vikander.

This forced bosses to hire former IT manager Dale Farrow from Lincolnshire as his stand in.

During an appearance on WTF podcast Jude said the script described the King's bottom as 'enormous rolling buttocks'.

He confessed: 'In the time I had there was just no way I was going to be able to put on that weight'.

Jude Law, 51,  required an 'enormous' bum double for a sex scene as Henry VII in new movie Firebrand it's been revealed (Jude pictured in the film)

The actor was too slim to properly portray the 28st King during his later years and marriage to sixth and final wife Katherine Parr, played by Alicia Vikander, forcing bosses to hire former IT manager Dale Farrow from Lincolnshire hired as his stand in

Jude admitted he struggled to put on enough weight for the part so the crew resorted to hiring a stand-in(Jude pictured) 

'We gained weight in another way. The clothes were so huge, they were voluminous'.

He continued: 'We put on weights and padding and all sorts of things to create the scale and presence of the man.'

Before saying of the saucy scene: 'You don't see anything you wouldn't on Skegness beach.'

It comes after Jude said he tried to play against his good looks in his early twenties, joking that now he is in his fifties, he regrets not 'playing them up'.

The actor earned a reputation as a heartthrob and shot to global fame playing a slew of classically handsome characters.

He famously starred as the charming playboy Dickie Greenleaf in 1999's The Talented Mr Ripley, while playing romantic leads in films like The Holiday. 

But his latest role in Firebrand, has seen him looking a world away from his usual attractive self, as he transformed into the repellent King.

Appearing on the June issue of DuJour magazine, Jude said that he found it 'satisfying' playing the royal, instead of his typical roles.

It comes after Jude said he tried to play against his good looks in his early twenties, joking that now he is in his fifties, he regrets not 'playing them up'

He famously starred as the charming playboy Dickie Greenleaf in 1999's The Talented Mr Ripley (pictured) while playing romantic leads in films like The Holiday

But his latest role in Firebrand, has seen him looking a world away from his usual attractive self, as he transformed into the repellent King  (pictured in film left and earlier this year right)

Katherine Parr is played in the movie by Oscar winner Alicia Vikander

The Oscar nominee added that he had tried to play less attractive roles in his younger years, claiming he couldn't now as he was 'saggy and balding'.

He said: 'I didn’t feel like I really ever leaned into playing handsome, but there were roles that required an attractive energy. 

'I was trying to play against my looks in my early 20s, and now that I’m saggy and balding, I wish I had played it up.'

Recently he has taken on different roles that '“have not leaned in to any sort of attraction'.

Jude admitted: 'It’s been satisfying not having to turn that switch on.'

He previously revealed that he doused himself in an 'awful' bespoke scent during filming to play Henry VIII, made of 'blood, fecal matter and sweat'.

He said: 'I read several interesting accounts that you could smell Henry three rooms away. His leg was rotting so badly. He hid it with rose oil. I thought it would have a great impact if I smelt awful.'

He enlisted the help of a specialist parfumier, with Jude saying: 'She makes wonderful scents, and she also makes awful scents.

'She somehow came up with this extraordinary variety of blood, fecal matter and sweat. Initially, I used it very subtly. But then it became a spray fest.'

Director Karim admitted the effort was effective, saying: 'When he walked in on set, it was just horrible.'

Henry VIII: A Brief History  

Henry VIII, England's most notorious monarch, ruled as King of England from 1509 until his death aged 55 in 1547, he was a towering, terrifying ruler whose legacy still resonates today.

He was most famous for having six wives. Two he divorced, two he beheaded, one died and one survived.

Henry and his first wife Catherine Of Aragon were married for over twenty years before he created the Church Of England in order to divorce her in the hopes of remarrying and securing a mail heir. 

His second wife Anne Boleyn was executed after three years of marriage for being unfaithful. 

Henry's third wife, Jane Seymour, is famously the only wife Henry truly loved however the pair enjoyed a short-lived happiness together. 

Jane gave Henry his desired son, the future King Edward VI, but she died less than two weeks after his birth in 1537. 

He was left bereft by her death but gave her the honour of a queen's funeral. She was the only one of his six wives to receive one. 

Henry would go on to marry Anne of Cleves in 1540, but their marriage was annulled just months later. 

Despite the lack of a romantic spark between the pair, Henry gave Anne a generous settlement and she outlived both him and his final two wives - Catherine Howard (beheaded) and Katherine Parr.

By the time of Henry's death, he had overseen seismic changes that included the dissolution of the monasteries, the split with the Catholic Church in Rome and the annexation of Wales.

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