Today’s young people don’t have sex because they are too busy running around, according to sassy writer Dame Jilly Cooper.
Talking to him Observer Before the Disney+ adaptation of her famous novel, Rivals, Jilly theorized that young people don’t fuck because they’re too busy “running for miles and miles and miles.”
An adaptation of the 1988 hit, famous for its frequent steamy scenes, will premiere on Disney+ in October, starring Aidan Turner, David Tennant and Emily Atack.
During an interview with upcoming Rivals star David Tennant ahead of the show’s premiere, the Scottish actor asked Jilly what she thought was the “most powerful pull on human nature.”
Jilly, who has sold 11 million books in the UK alone, responded: “If you’re passionately in love, it would be sex, wouldn’t it?” It really would be. But now I think less about sex.
Today’s young people don’t have sex because they are too busy running around, according to sassy writer Dame Jilly Cooper (pictured)
Unlike the characters in the 1980s series Rutshire Chronicles, who find endless time to have sex through windows, according to Jilly Cooper, those of us in the real world are comparatively mediocre lovers.
‘All the people are going to run, right? Run. Everyone runs miles and miles and miles and I don’t think there’s as much sex now.
She added: “I’m convinced that the reason people don’t have as much sex is because everyone exercises so much,” she said. “Nowadays everyone runs and, if not, they go to the gym. And how can you possibly have sex when you’re so exhausted?
With romance in the background, the novelist concluded that the most powerful attraction is money.
He stated that fears in the geopolitical landscape are the reason why humans are increasingly attracted to money.
Running clubs in Britain have been on the rise, with Generation Z increasingly giving up alcohol and sex for jogging.
The trend has also been marked by a recent explosion in interest in marathon running, with a more than four-fold increase in the number of people applying to take part in the 26.2-mile walk.
Almost 580,000 people registered for the London Marathon, a huge increase on 120,000 the previous year.
Combining running with romance, a recent surge in young people using sports as a way to find love has even led Tinder to capitalize on the trend.
Earlier this year, the dating app launched SoleMates Run Clubs, a series of free runs in London over the summer.
Running clubs were launched based on the growing popularity of activity-based dating with the trend “running” being one of the top Tinder profiles tagged as Interests.
The rise of combining fitness with love led some to describe “running clubs as the new dating apps.”
Jilly Cooper is known for her raunchy romance novels. The novelist has previously spoken candidly about her younger years, which she spent chasing romance rather than sidewalks.
Reflecting on her adolescence in a BBC documentary, Jilly recalled: “The only thing I was ever interested in was men.”
The novelist portrayed in her youth. The novelist has previously spoken candidly about her younger years, which she spent chasing romance rather than sidewalks.
Dame Jilly Cooper attends the UK special screening of ‘Rivals’ at the Ham Yard Hotel in September
In the upcoming Disney+ adaptation, the streaming service has promised to bring a ‘2020s lens’ to the ’80s classic: a notoriously politically incorrect story about sex and scandals among the English social elite.
‘Life is pretty short on joy and I think sex is heaven.
“I think you should have as much as you can, and in books I think you should have plenty, too.”
In the upcoming Disney+ adaptation, the streaming service has promised to bring a ‘2020s lens’ to the ’80s classic: a notoriously politically incorrect story about sex and scandals among the English social elite.
The story focuses on the tense rivalry between Rupert Campbell-Black (Alex Hassell) and Lord Tony Baddingham (David Tennant).
The bold eight-part series will air from October 18, but many viewers are wondering how its themes would translate for a modern audience.
In an interview with The Times, writer and executive producer Dominic Treadwell-Collins, who previously worked on EastEnders, shed light on the long-awaited new TV series.
He said: ‘We have had equal opportunity in our nakedness. There’s a penis for every pair of taxis.’
And according to Disney+, Rivals is a “happy and mischievous roller coaster, exciting in its love stories and full of giant characters.”
The cast includes Poldark heartthrob Aidan, ex-Doctor Who David, Sex Education actress Bella Maclean and Alex Hassell, from BBC fantasy series His Dark Materials.
The book, part of the Rutshire Chronicles, shot to the top of the charts and sold more than a million copies.
The Disney+ series Rivals will premiere on October 18 in the UK and internationally, and on Hulu in the US.