Although Frankel has acted in several titles, his role in “House of the Dragon” is considered his breakout role. In a previous interview, the 28-year-old talked about how long and how much thought he put into preparing for his sex scene with Milly Alcock, who plays the young version of Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen.
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At the time, Frankel revealed that he was leaning heavily on the weight of the full suit of armor he was wearing and that apparently wasn’t for show. She recently revealed that she struggled to carry it during the first few weeks of filming, and people had to help her with various tasks.
Fabien Frankel Says Shields Are Heavy
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Frankel had a hard time on set in his knight’s armor. The 28-year-old joined “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” on Monday and explained in detail how she was able to bring the outfit to the set and perform the necessary tasks.
To start the conversation, Fallon, the host, showed Frankel a picture of himself in “full armor” and asked him about weight. He asked, “Looks heavy, heavy?”
The “Last Christmas” actress revealed that even though she struggles with weight, it’s gotten easier with time. He replied (per Insider), “It’s quite heavy. It gets less heavy as time goes on, but in the beginning, you have a chest protector which is a thing that protects your neck and upper chest, but you can’t take it off.”
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Fabien Frankel Was Forced To Be Fed As He Was ‘Very Sick’
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Later in the interview, Frankel told the host of the show that the first few weeks were so difficult for him that he could not move his limbs freely. As a result, he enlisted the help of people on set to feed him while he sat “like a zombie.”
“Like, for the first two and a half weeks of filming, I had to sit around like a zombie and have people feed me like I was really sick.”
Fallon pointed out that despite the initial struggle, Frankel was clearly “pretty comfortable in the suit of armor” and later shared a photo of the 28-year-old. The photo was taken and posted by the actor’s co-star Alcock, who plays the younger version of Princess Rhaenyra.
He calls himself ‘Sleeping Ugly’
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In the photo taken by Alcock, Frankel is seen sleeping soundly with full body armor, mouth open and all. Alcock posted an image of her co-star passed out with other actors on the set of the hit series.
She captioned the post, “I love you all, I love you, I love this!” Frankel took to her comments section to let her know that she will be “missed.” The 22-year-old’s time as part of the “House of the Dragon” cast ended in episode five, after which Emma D’Arcy took over as the older version of Princess Rhaenyra.
In an interview with Fallon, the 28-year-old revealed that he didn’t know when the photo was taken or even existed until Alcock posted it on his Instagram page. He joked, “I’m a very ugly sleeper.”
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Fabien Frankel Prepared Months For Sex Scenes
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While talking to Entertainment Weekly recently, Frankel talked about the weight of his armor in the series regarding his sex scene with Princess Rhaenyra (Alcock). In episode four of “House of the Dragon,” the princess seduces Frankel’s character and makes him take her virginity.
Frankel shared that he wanted his character, Cole, to look like he was struggling with the weight of his armor and oath of chastity as a knight of Westeros. “I remember just saying to them, ‘There’s no way this armor is coming off without help.’ Knights would have squires, and squires would take off their shields,” the actor recalled.
Frankel explained that he didn’t think it would be easy to remove the armor and asked that the fight be included. The 28-year-old described most of the older sex scenes as “old fashioned” and revealed that he didn’t want the scenes with Alcock to be the same.
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