Playschool star Noni Hazlehurst shares awkward secrets of her 'explicit' movie sex scenes: 'There was the odd slurping sound' READ MORE: Noni Hazlehurst reveals that she buys clothes at op shops and is forced to be 'thrifty' as an actor working in Australia By Stephen Bisset For Daily Mail Australia Published: 02:03 EDT, 2 October 2024 | Updated: 02:11 EDT, 2 October 2024 e-mail View comments Former Playschool star Noni Hazlehurst has revealed just how awkward it can be shooting a sex scene for a film. While she is perhaps best known for her role on Playschool, appearing as a presenter on the show from 1978 to 2001, Noni, 71, has also enjoyed a storied film and television acting career. One of her most beloved big screen roles is in the 1982 film Monkey Grip, in which she stars alongside Colin Friels, 72.
The film, based on a novel by acclaimed Australian author Helen Garner, features some rather racy scenes between the actors and now Noni has revealed just what goes on behind the scenes. In an exclusive extract from her memoir Dropping the Mask, published on news.com.
au, Noni revealed that while she and Colin have have steamed up the screen in the film, all was not as it seemed. Noni recalled one steamy scene where Colin had to kiss her 'up and down my upper body' and while the end result was ' sensuous and tenderly romantic', the rushes told a different story. 'Without music to augment the scene, all we could hear, apart from the odd slurping sound, was [director] Ken Camer.
