Bridgerton bosses get WRONG actor to prepare for steamy sex scenes

BRIDGERTON star Luke Thompson got pumped and dumped — after he was wrongly told to get in shape for sex scenes.

Bungling bosses mixed up 33-year-old Luke Thompson with his namesake screen brother.

And he suffered a let-down when it emerged the steamy scenes for the period drama were meant for Luke Newton, 29.

Nicola Coughlan, who stars as gossip columnist Penelope Featherington, revealed: “Luke Thompson got mixed up with the other Luke — Newton — on the show.

“They offered him a personal trainer for his intimate scenes, and we don’t get all the scripts at once, so he was like, ‘I wonder what that’s going to be?’.”

Once they realised the mix-up, the producers allowed him to keep the personal trainer.

Bridgerton, which returns to Netflix next Friday, is based on a series of popular novels set in Regency high society.

The first series is the most popular on the streaming service to date with more than 82 million views.

Luke Newton, who plays Colin Bridgerton, said the show’s success is based on its sex appeal.

He said: “We have this idea of Regency that’s all sexless and prudish, but it isn’t true.”