Jamie Bell's nude trauma

09-09-2008 13:30

Jamie Bell found filming a nude scene "traumatic".The 'Billy Elliot' actor strips in 'Mister Foe' and says he found taking his clothes off daunting - but admits he found himself facing several other difficult experiences while making the movie.He said: "The nudity was a bit traumatic, but there were so many other things I had to do - clean up slop in the kitchen, stand out in the cold rain for hours and hours, being covered in rats. I just thought it was all part of the torture I was being put through for this part. "It's those testing moments that I think really make you grow as a person and as an actor as well. You know, they really challenge you. And you have to kind of really look inside of yourself to pull that out of the bag every day."Despite the difficulties, Jamie insists he wasn't fazed by being covered in rodents.He added to Parade.com: "I actually don't mind rats at all. I kind of think they're quite cute, but that's just me. Literally, there was a bucket full of rats and a rat wrangler. And they closed the door and slammed the clapperboard. And then they threw them on me and said, 'Action.'"Nothing special on me so they would come close. No, no, you just throw them on there and hope for the best."