MARTIN Compston was forced to shield his mum’s eyes during a sex scene in his new series.
The Line of Duty star, 40, is currently starring in his new Amazon Prime thriller Fear.
Martin Compston was forced to stop his mum watching a frisky scene in his new series[/caption]
Martin Compston and Anjli Mohindra star in the new Amazon thriller series[/caption]
The new show follows a family who move to Glasgow ad end up in a sinister situation[/caption]
It follows a couple Martyn and Rebecca as they move their family to Glasgow and end up embroiled in a sinister situation involving their new neighbour.
The streaming series premiered at the city‘s film festival – which was attended by the star’s mum and dad.
But Compston and his on-screen wife, played by Anjli Mohindra, get frisky in one five minute scene and he was forced to tell his mum to close her eyes when he forgot the sex scene was about to be shown.
He recalled the “miserable” situation on Radio X’s Chris Moyles show.
Guest host Toby Tarrant asked the star: “Now, in this show there’s a scene where, you know, Martin has a bit of… Do you know what I mean?”
Compston replied: “I tell you what, by the way. We had with the premiere last week at the Glasgow Film Festival, again being on home turf was great.
“But you come home – I hadn’t been home since just before Christmas.
“You get the feeling when you’re in a good show, you know?
“Everybody’s on good form, you get to see all the crew and all that again, home fans building up.
“I saw my mum and dad there. I hadn’t seen them in the flesh for like a couple of months, big hugs.
“And you sit down, and you’re sitting between your mum and dad, and you’re like, ‘Ah, this is amazing!’
“And then you just get the fear.
“When I start walking down the stairs in the dressing gown, I completely forgot what scene was coming, and just having to turn around at your mum and going, ‘Please shut your eyes for the next five minutes.’
“And she’s like, ‘Why? Why?’ And I was like, ‘Just shut your eyes. I can’t explain it.’
Compston: ‘I feared I’d have to give up takeaways
MARTIN Compston also revealed his frisky scenes might mean giving up his beloved beer and takeaways so he can stay in good shape.
Toby Tarrant asked the star: “Now, if you’re going do one of those scenes, do you make sure you get in the gym beforehand?
“Because I’d always think, even if I was on screen for five seconds with my shirt off, I’d want to get into tip top shape.”
Martin Compston replied: “That’s the problem with it, mate.
“You don’t even need to just be in shape. Now you need to be ripped. You know, the idea of what was in shape has just changed dramatically over the last five to 10 years.
But yeah, it is a pressure. And just as you get older, I’m very fond of a pint and a takeaway, you know?
“So, exercise has never been a problem for me. I’ve grown up loving football and all that stuff. So like doing the exercising parts, it’s fine. But that gets harder to do when you’re away filming all day.
“It’s the eating, the diet now. Like, you have one bad weekend, you have a Domino’s man, and you’ve got it for days!
“Even that with the ale as well, it’s hard to cut back on that. But yeah, it is tough, because you are very aware that scenes on the horizon, you need to keep in shape.”
“And that is miserable. That is genuinely… Yeah, that was a tough five minutes.
“And you’re just like, ‘Just end it, man!’ And you see the faces you’re pulling…”
But he revealed he and his mum have spoken since the “bad situation”.
Co-host Dominic Byrne asked: “Have you spoken to your mum since everything?”
Compston replied: “We just skirted over the fact.”
Tarrant replied: “It’s awkward enough watching those scenes with your mum and dad when you’re not in them, let alone front and centre.”
While the Scots actor joked: “Well, even if you were in the house, it’s one thing.
“But when you’re sitting back with like another 100 odd people as well, it’s just a bad situation.”
Tune into The Chris Moyles Show on Radio X weekdays from 6:30am – 10am and on Global Player
He asked his mum to look away during the scene[/caption]
