Rufus Sewell teases secret about the prosthetic bottom used in naked bath scene ... trends now

Rufus Sewell has teased a secret about the naked bathroom scene in Netflix film Scoop which shows his character Prince Andrew's 'bottom'.

The actor, 56, portrayed the Duke of York, 64, in the series which gave a behind-the-scenes account of his famous 2019 car crash Newsnight interview.

And while Rufus underwent a total image transformation to become the prince, he contradicted earlier reports that a bottom was shipped in. 

Rufus caused confusion when he told Radio Times: 'It's not that I'm ashamed of my own. I get it out whenever I get the chance – but this bum was specially shipped in.'

But sharing a post from IndieWire which stated he did not actually use a prosethetic, he wrote on Instagram Stories on Tuesday: 'That doesn't mean it was mine', suggesting another actor was 'shipped in' to be a body double. 

Rufus underwent a lengthy process to be transformed into the disgraced prince and said he needed to perfect the 'Windsor clenched jaw' for Andrew's voice. 

He told Radio Times: 'Andrew actually has this blokey quality. If you listen to him, as opposed to King Charles, he has a lad's lad quality.

'He's Randy Andy who chats up the working girls when he visits the factory.'

Rufus previously described the result of his transformation as 'the perfect blend between myself and him,' in an interview with This Morning earlier this month. 

Rufus said: 'At one point there were eyelids on me and I look so much like him it was uncanny but then I couldn't move my eyes properly and when you watch the interview so much of it is in the eyes.'

The full trailer for Netflix drama Scoop was unveiled earlier this year and teased the notorious interview between Prince Andrew and Emily Maitlis. 

In the clip Rufus was seen embodying the shamed Duke  as he met with the BBC journalist, played by Gillian Anderson. 

Yet a standout moment in the trailer came from Billie Piper, who portrayed Sam McAlister, the Newsnight producer who secured the 2019 interview.

Attempting to woo the prince into speaking with the BBC about his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Sam probes: 'With respect, you know how people see you.'

As the late queen's third child looks on blankly, he muses: 'Spell it out', prompting Sam to blurt out 'Randy Andy…'

After an excruciatingly awkward silence, the prince smirks: 'With respect?'

The trailer begins with Sam announcing: 'An hour of television can change everything', before cutting to a montage of Emily presenting the news and the headlines about Prince Andrew's friendship with Epstein. 

With the BBC under pressure to secure an interview with the royal, Sam is seen working her charm on Prince Andrew's private secretary Amanda Thirsk, played by Keeley Hawes. 

While Amanda warns there is a 'red line' when it comes to securing the interview, the scene cuts to Emily huddled in the back of a car on her way to meet the royal as she quips: 'I've never been smuggled into a palace before.' 

The BBC team then have their first meeting with the prince, and that awkward exchange between Sam and 'randy Andy' before she piles on the pressure by reasoning: 'You can't stay silent.' 

Pressure is then on for Sam and Emily to ensure everything goes to plan, with Esme Wren, the editor of Newsnight (played by Romola Garai) warning: 'Make no mistake, if we don't get the tone right, the story won't be him. It'll be us.' 

It then cuts to Emily sitting down with the prince in a set up she dubs 'like a Western' while the royal walks away admitting: 'I thought that all went very well.'

The trailer ends with the world's media latching onto the car crash interview and the prince visibly under pressure as the news cycle spirals out of his control.