It seems that Jennifer Aniston has caught the attention of almost every handsome man in town. And Jake Gyllenhaal is no exception. In a recent interview with The Howard Stern Show, Gyllenhaal shed some light on his huge crush on co-star Jennifer Aniston.
The presenter asked the actor if it was “torture” to film love scenes with someone he liked in real life. Jake Gyllenhaal revealed to the outlet that filming intimate love scenes with Jennifer Aniston wasn’t easy due to her real-life crush on the Friends star. The actor talked about filming the sex scenes while starring opposite each other as lovers in the 2002 film. the good girl.
the good girl The plot follows two lovers who embark on an affair after they each become bored with their dead-end jobs and work environment. Jake jokingly responded to Howard’s question by saying, “It was torture, yes it was, but it wasn’t torture either. Well then. It was like a mix of both.” But he said such is the ‘mechanical nature’ of the love scenes that he fortunately managed to keep his true feelings for Jennifer well hidden.
The actor further said in the interview, “Strangely, the love scenes are awkward because there are maybe 30 or 50 people watching.” He explained that filming intimate scenes is ‘a dance, like choreography for a camera’. Jake said that Jennifer suggested that they use a pillow well placed between them to help them feel more comfortable while shooting horizontally.
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Jake recalled that ‘it was actually Jennifer’s suggestion; she was very kind to suggest it before we started. Jake said that Jennifer was like, ‘I’m going to put a pillow here.’ Jake typically doesn’t talk about his love life, which included a two-month romance with Taylor Swift in late 2010. When he released his album Red in 2012, several songs were rumored to be about his breakup with Jake, although she was refused to mention him by name.
In particular, the two hit singles We Are Never Getting Back Together and I Knew You Were Trouble were widely considered to be directed at Jake. His dating history also includes Kirsten Dunst, who was introduced to him by his actress sister Maggie Gyllenhaal.
Jake Gyllenhaal Had Huge ‘Crush’ On Jennifer Aniston That Made Filming Intimate Scenes ‘Torture’