Dakota Johnson ‘less petrified’ by Jamie Dornan intimate scenes in Fifty Shades Darker

Johnson and Dornan play lovers Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey in the trilogy
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Emma Powell3 February 2017
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Dakota Johnson has said she feels ‘less petrified’ filming intimate scenes with her Fifty Shades co-star Jamie Dornan.

Johnson and Dornan play lovers Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey in the film adaptation of E. L. James’ erotic trilogy, and the actress said she is finding the process easier the second time around.

Speaking at the premiere of the second instalment, Fifty Shades Darker she told Entertainment Tonight: “It never gets [easy], but because we’ve become so close it was a lot easier to make [the scenes] special.

“It was definitely not as petrifying as the first time.”

Taking the plunge: Dakota Johnson looked stunning in Valentino(Reuters)
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Dornan agreed and added that he was “more comfortable” playing the BDSM loving businessman for a second time.

“I was only cast five weeks before we started filming the first movie, and that's when I met Dakota [Johnson] for the first time,” he said. “[Now] it's been three years, [and] Dakota and I are very close.

'More comfortable': Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson
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“We've got a great sort of love and respect for each other. We're great friends and I think that makes it easier, you know? So it's definitely more comfortable.”

Johnson looked stunning at Thursday night's premiere in Los Angeles . The actress wowed the crowds in a plunging Valentino gown which she teamed with dark lips and minimal jewellery.

Dornan put on a dapper display in a black suit as he cosied up to his co-star for photographers.

The celebrity pair were joined by Kim Basinger and Rita Ora who commanded attention in a ruffled floral dress.

Fifty Shades Darker Grey follows Grey and Steele as their relationship gets serious and sees Steele left confused on discovering Grey keeps in contact with a woman he slept with as a teenager.

Fifty Shades Darker is slated for UK cinema release on February 14.

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