Article: The Tom of my life; AS MAX BEESLEY STEPS INTO THE BREECHES OF TOM JONES (THE 18TH CENTURY ENGLISH CASANOVA, NOT THE 20TH CENTURY WELSH ONE), HILARY KINGSLEY ASKS WHAT IT'S LIKE TO STEP OUT OF THEM. PICTURE BY SVEN ARNSTEIN.(Features)

The shining new star picked to play the lustiest hero in English literature has revealed the naked truth about TV sex scenes. Mischievous Max Beesley, who brilliantly fills the breeches of Tom Jones in the BBC's pounds 6 million bonkbuster, says: "Actors who say there's nothing weird about taking your clothes off for television are probably afraid of alarming their next female lead!

"These scenes are terrifying and very embarrassing. The trouble is, your ego comes into it. As a man you worry about whether you should be standing to attention, and you think they're all ...

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