Kieran Hayler She was photographed on set with Matt Smith after it emerged that the actor had “requested that the former stripper be removed from a television drama” in which they had both participated.
The Doctor Who star, 42, was shocked when she discovered Katie Price’s ex-husband would also appear in The Death Of Bunny Munro.
Kieran, 37, was spotted filming in Brighton at the same time as Matt for the six-part Sky Atlantic drama earlier this month – however, the pair were not seen together.
In a series of snaps on set, Kieran can be seen sporting a white polo shirt as he filmed scenes with a blonde actress. Meanwhile, Matt was all smiles as he was filmed driving a car around the seaside town.
But the “embarrassed” BAFTA nominee reportedly requested that Kieran be edited out of all the scenes he had filmed, after the former stripper was Apparently mistakenly cast in the black comedy, which is an adaptation of the singer Nick’s CaveThe second novel of
Matt Smith was shocked when he discovered Katie Price’s ex-husband Kieran Hayler (pictured on set) would be appearing in the same TV drama as him.
The Doctor Who star, 42, was so shocked she asked for Kieran (pictured filming) to be cut from all the scenes she had shot after the former stripper was “mistakenly cast”.
Kieran, 37, was spotted filming in Brighton at the same time as Matt (pictured) for the six-part Sky Atlantic drama earlier this month – however, the pair were not seen together.
Sources close to Matt are said to be “embarrassed” that he appeared alongside Kieran, who worked as a stripper before meeting former glamour model Katie, the Mail revealed.
A Sky source said: ‘When Matt realised Kieran was on the same show he was quite shocked.
‘Both men have been on set and filmed scenes, but Matt’s team decided it wasn’t possible for him to appear alongside someone like him, so they asked the production staff to edit it out.’
The source added: ‘It’s surprising to think Matt would be on the same show as Kieran, who, as far as anyone knows, hasn’t acted before.
‘It’s a high-quality production that features not only Matt but also Robert Glenister.
‘That’s why Matt’s team couldn’t just sit back and let this continue. They stepped in and called for him to be fired.
“You can’t say it would have been good for Matt’s reputation.”
A source close to Sky production said: ‘Kieran has no role in the show.
Anthony Harvey and Katie Price pose together at a movie premiere in 2017
Matt was filming the series in the same location as Kieran.
Matt was seen driving a car around the coastal town as part of filming.
In a series of snaps on set, Kieran could be seen wearing a white polo shirt as he filmed scenes with a blonde actress.
Kieran, who worked as a stripper before meeting former glamour model Katie, was apparently mistakenly cast in the black comedy, adapted from singer Nick Cave’s second novel.
“He came through an extras agency and appeared as an extra in one scene. No one on the production knew who he was.”
The television series tells the story of Bunny Munro, a sex addict who meets women through his job as a street vendor selling beauty products.
Kieran married Katie, 46, in 2013 and they had a son, Jett, that same year. The following year they welcomed a daughter, Bunny.
Within months, their marriage was on the rocks when Katie accused him of having an affair and said they could only try again if he went to therapy for sex addiction.
But Matt is said to have been so shocked by the hiring of the former stripper that he asked to be cut from the scenes he had filmed.
Sources close to Matt, who played young Prince Philip in The Crown, are said to be “embarrassed” that he appeared alongside Kieran.
Kieran is seen being filmed walking alongside the car driven by Matt, but the star is not on set at the time.
Matt filming in Worthing in June for Sky’s upcoming intellectual drama The Death Of Bunny Munro
But then she accused him of another affair and they divorced in 2021.
Bunny Munro also suffers from a weakness for the opposite sex and cannot stop seducing women, but he also has a young son that he must take sole care of after his wife commits suicide.
Filmed in the south of England, the series also stars Roadkill actress Sarah Greene.
