'This is the first time Elton ever had sex with anyone so that's why it's a relevant scene, in terms of his progression. 'Sex scenes are never fun to shoot but I only ever do these things if there's a real justification for them,' he told Britain's The Sun newspaper.
While his gay sex scene with Taron Egerton, who plays the Your Song hitmaker in the movie, has hit the headlines as it's reportedly at risk of being cut by censors, Madden thinks it is justified, even though he hates filming saucy scenes. The 32-year-old Scotsman, who shot to fame as Robb Stark in Game of Thrones, stars in the new Elton John biopic Rocketman as the flamboyant singer's manager and first male love, John Reid. Richard Madden is not a fan of filming sex scenes.