Martin Freeman on nude scenes: 'I prefer going with what God gave me'

The Sherlock star found it was easier to bare all during filming

Martin Freeman would rather bare all when filming nude scenes (Getty Images)

Nude scenes are a daunting prospect for any actor, but Martin Freeman has admitted that he would prefer filming completely naked than trying to cover up.

The 43-year-old Sherlock actor said that through experience he found it easier just to let it all hang out than trying to hide certain parts.

“I’ve done a few naked things in my time and after a while, I stopped using what they give you,” he said on The Jonathan Ross Show last night.

He explained that the crew give actors “a discrete pouch, a sock sort of thing” to put over their body parts.

“It’s like a medieval purse. You put it around what you have and you tie it together but over the course of shooting, it starts to fall off.

“So after a few jobs, I said to the woman in question ‘would you mind, if it doesn’t offend you, I’m just going to go with what God gave me’. Because it’s so humiliating. I think if the woman is not offended, I would rather just be naked.”

Freeman’s most famous role in naked was in the Richard Curtis’ mega romantic comedy Love Actually, where he played a body double.

The role required him to shed all his clothes and simulate sex on a film set with co-star Joanna Page.