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Nicole Kidman ‘Begged’ HBO To Cast Alexander Skarsgard In ‘Big Little Lies’
Keith Urban was ‘uncomfortable’ with the violent sex scenes between Kidman and Skarsgard.
According to Celeb Dirty Laundry, Nicole Kidman made it perfectly clear that she wanted Alexander Skarsgard to play her husband in the HBO mini-series Big Little Lies.
Kidman is starring in the HBO drama alongside Reese Witherspoon, Shailene Woodley, and Laura Dern. The series tells the story of four mothers trying to move on after a devastating tragedy almost destroyed their lives.
Nicole admitted that she begged the producers to cast Alexander, arguably one of the hottest actors in the world. The duo has undeniable chemistry on Big Little Lies, so clearly, HBO made the right decision.
“Come on, HBO, we’ve gotta get him. And, obviously, he’s very tall as well, which is really, really helpful for me. It’s not often that I look small. So physically he’s very dominating as well, which is frightening, but I take him on.”
Then there was the juicy tidbit: Urban wasn’t comfortable watching her love scenes with Skarsgard, especially since they were extremely violent. Nicole said she would come home with bruises after the rough sex scenes.
