Luke Newton has opened up about the very ‘awkward’ moment his makeup artist fake tanned his ‘full body’ for those nude Bridgerton scenes.

The actor, 31, who portrays Colin Bridgerton in the hit Netflix series, was seen cringing as he explained how he had to prepared for the X-rated scenes with co-star Nicola Coughlan, 37.

Luke revealed that before stripping off on camera his makeup artist would come to his trailer and cover him in fake tan and he would only maintained his dignity by ‘wearing a cup’.

Speaking to Capital Breakfast hosts Jordan North and Chris Stark, Luke and Nicola detailed the ‘awkward’ moments while filming the sex scenes during the show.

Luke said: ‘I have to say in preparation for those days, the most awkward moment is when my makeup artist comes into my trailer to tan my full body and I’m just wearing a cup…that is it.

‘That’s sort of the moment where your relationship with your makeup artist changes and you become best friends’.

Nicola, who plays Penelope Fetherington, added: ‘It’s like when they talk about people who have been to war together, I feel like Luke and I look at each other and are like “we’ve seen some s*** man”.

Nicola also revealed that she had ‘two wigs for the sex scenes because it would get too messed up’ while filming.

The duo famously have a steamy scene in a carriage which the pair revealed it took an ‘entire day’ to film.

Luke said: ‘The main bit in the carriage it was filmed in a studio so it was safe and no one could see us but we were probably locked in that carriage for an entire day.’

Nicola added: ‘We were definitely and there were a lot of men outside shaking it because we weren’t going anywhere it was just a box so it was a bunch of dudes rocking it.’

During the second half of Bridgerton series three Nicola and Luke threw themselves into sex scenes as they characters Colin and Penelope’s love story unfolded.

Penelope and Colin’s sex scene comes in episode five of the series as fans went wild for the racy romp.

In the six-minute explicit scene, Penelope was being comforted by Luke after a row with her mother about her engagement, during which time they began kissing.

Luke then began to grope his fiancée before undoing her corset and admiring her naked figure.

The pair then moved to the chaise longue where Luke’s bare bottom was displayed before they touched each other intimately.

They checked in on each other constantly, with Penelope stating: ‘tell me what to do’, with Luke offering: ‘you could touch me.’

After warning his virginal bride that this ‘may hurt’ the pair then had sex, with Penelope asking at the end ‘can we do it again?’ to which Colin quipped: ‘give me 5 minutes, maybe 10.’

The racy scene lasted a total of six minutes – which was the combined length of all the steamy moments in part one.

Penelope and Colin’s passion appears to dry up after Colin discovers Penelope is the gossiping Lady Whistledown.

Struggling to come to terms with the deceit, Colin does not know if he can possibly forgive her, especially after she wrote such distasteful things about both him and his sister Eloise.

Meeting Penelope on the street late at night, the pair engage in a heated exchange as Colin accuses her of being foolish for living this double life.

Yet as Penelope exclaims: ‘I love you’ their anger quickly gives way to passion once again and the pair engage in a steamy kiss against the wall.

But the pair are interrupted by a passing carriage and Penelope heads home, in preparation for tomorrow’s wedding.

After a rollercoaster of a series and a rocky start to the couple’s marriage as they continue to be plagued by the secret of Lady Whistledown, Penelope and Colin finally enjoy married bliss.

In one of the final scenes from episode eight, the pair are seen in bed together as Penelope sits on top of her husband.

While Lady Whistledown (Julie Walters) gives her final narration of the series, the pair become intimate as they gasp in pleasure.