Jamie Dornan admits that while researching for his character Christian Grey, he closely witnessed the BDSM reality as he visited a sex dungeon.
We all remember Jamie Dornan’s iconic performance as Christian Grey, in the Fifty Shades trilogy. Having never played a character previously that is into BDSM, like many other actors, Jamie decided to study the character and get into his skin by various methods, even going as far as visiting an S&M club. It is necessary that an actor gets into his character and almost transform himself into the role that he will be playing. However, In the course of researching his character, Jamie revealed that the experience was not “altogether s*xy.” After having viewed the BDSM life closely, here is what he had to say.
Jamie Dornan as Christian Grey
In an interview with Elle UK in 2015, Jamie Dornan revealed his experience while visiting a sex dungeon as a part of his research for Fifty Shades of Grey. While talking about his experience he said, “I went there, they offered me a beer, and they did…whatever they were into. I saw a dominant with one of his two submissives.” He further continued saying there were lots of kinks, and the place was filled with laughter. This is usually not the image we think of while talking about a sex dungeon, he added, “I was like: ‘‘Come on guys I know I’m not paying for this but I am expecting a show.”
“It was an interesting evening. Then going back to my wife and newborn baby afterward… I had a long shower before touching either of them.” He said while talking about going back home from that experience.
In another interview with GQ, Jamie Dornan said that these kinds of experiences are not always bound to be sexy, “I can tell you from an alarmingly first-hand perspective it’s not altogether s*xy.”
However, we can say that all this work and research in fact did pay off as he went on to win the hearts of millions of moviegoers and the Fifty Shades trilogy went to become a classic hit.
