A Discovery of Witches star Steven Cree on season 3 nude scene

Spoilers for A Discovery of Witches comply with.

The third – and ultimate – season of A Discovery of Witches is lastly right here. And whereas the central plot focuses on the love story between vampire Matthew and witch Diana, many followers love supporting character Gallowglass (Outlander’s Steven Cree) probably the most – the likeable, humorous and considerably tortured vampire who waited 400 years for Diana to be born after which dutifully watched over her till she discovered her true mate.

Gallowglass first appeared in season two, when Diana and Matthew time-walked to Elizabethan London, and he returns within the third season within the current day to guard Diana and Matthew as forces conspire to position them at risk, though he secretly yearns for Diana himself.

Digital Spy caught up with Steven Cree to debate the challenges of enjoying heartthrob Gallowglass, and whether or not the tip of Sky TV’s A Discovery of Witches might result in a spin-off collection for the fan favorite vampire.

Gallowglass is basically common with followers, and lots of need him to finish up with Diana. Why do you assume that’s?

I feel it’s partly as a result of in guide three, he finally ends up growing this burning love for Diana, and can also be her sworn protector.

Regardless of the actual fact he sort of hates Matthew’s father [Phillippe]… he nonetheless swears allegiance to the De Clermont household, and regardless of these deep rooted emotions he nonetheless guarantees to attend 400 years till Diana is born and to take care of her from afar, and he does this while having realised he has fallen in love along with her, however he can by no means do something about it as a result of she is mated together with his uncle and greatest pal [Matthew].

I feel followers of vampire stuff love that unrequited and forbidden love facet of tales.

How did you get the function of Gallowglass initially?

I bought a telephone name from my agent saying that they have been casting for A Discovery of Witches, and this was the character, and the outline was that he was this bodily large nearly, so on that aspect of issues I do not fairly match!

However character and character smart – typically while you go for sure elements, you sort of really feel proper from the offset, and also you might need a great probability since you join otherwise you might need some pure qualities that lend themselves to that function, and I sort of felt that with Gallowglass.

Actually, in season two he has that type of lightheartedness about him, regardless of how severe or heavy the scenario is he undercuts issues with a one liner. He has a extremely huge coronary heart, but additionally has a really severe and mysterious aspect to him.

He goes on a extremely fascinating journey and he has bought quite a lot of totally different sides to his character, and the actual fact that there’s a big unknown ingredient about Gallowglass and what he has been doing for the previous couple of hundred years makes him a bit mysterious.

We get to see a bit extra of Gallowglass this season when he’s semi-nude, getting his chest-and-shoulder tattoo refreshed. How did you put together for the scene?

Within the six months previous to filming that I used to be making an attempt to ensure that I might no less than service that facet of Gallowglass as a result of, self-importance apart, while you’re getting semi-nude on digicam – his bodily stature and bodily presence is described intimately within the guide so I wished to try to get into the very best form I might.

The tattoo scene was attention-grabbing to movie. There was an excellent private coach they’d bought for Matthew Goode, however I ended up stealing him. So this man, Matt Bowring, is completely superb and he actually helped me get in form for that.

And the day we have been meant to movie the tattoo scene, it bought cancelled about 20 minutes beforehand as a consequence of a COVID scare. I had spent the week within the run as much as it doing all this mad preparation like consuming sure meals and ingesting 15 million litres of water after which it bought cancelled. After which there was the likelihood that we weren’t going to have the ability to movie it till after Christmas and I used to be like ‘please, please, please movie it earlier than Christmas, I am unable to take one other month of this wholesome consuming and dwelling on the gymnasium.’

We managed to do it earlier than Christmas however even that day there was a little bit of a COVID scare and we had about 40 minutes to movie the scene – so it was nearly just like the tattoo scene was cursed.

Did you prepare as laborious for the earlier season?

I educated actually laborious for season two as a result of I used to be requested to, after which I’m mainly sporting an enormous leather-based cloak for the entire season.

I do not assume an actor has ever requested the producers extra for some type of nude scene than I did on this – I even supplied to spend a bit extra of the episode within the tattoo parlour, but it surely did not occur.

Was coaching for the function the largest problem for you this season?

The most important problem for me – on day one on season two, I placed on the wig and costume and I simply immediately felt like Gallowglass. However on day one among filming season three, my first scene was with Lindsay Duncan who’s superb, but it surely was actually bizarre not having my wig!