Harry Styl' gay sex scen 'My Policeman' are 'very sculptural,' director says

Contents:

• 'MY POLICEMAN' DON'T SHY AWAY OM GAY SEX. WE SHOULDN'T, EHER.
• HARRY STYL’ GAY SEX SCEN ‘MY POLICEMAN’ ARE ‘VERY SCULPTURAL,’ DIRECTOR SAYS
• HARRY STYL’ ‘MY POLICEMAN’ GAY SEX SCEN ARE ACTUALLY HOT
• HARRY STYL' GAY SEX SCEN 'MY POLICEMAN' ARE 'VERY SCULPTURAL,' DIRECTOR SAYS
• HARRY STYL’ ‘MY POLICEMAN’ GAY SEX SCENE PREP INCLUD WATCHG ‘DON’T LOOK NOW’
• HARRY STYL ON NAVIGATG GAY SEX SCEN ‘MY POLICEMAN’: “IT’S TENR AND LOVG AND SENSIVE”

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Internatnal sex symbol and LGBTQ ally Harry Styl will perform his first gay sex scene the highly anticipated film “My Policeman, ” directed by Michael Grandage.

”Based on Bethan Roberts’ novel of the same name, “My Policeman” centers on a gay police officer named Tom (Styl) who falls love wh a male mm curator (David Dawson) while married to a female schoolteacher (Emma Corr).

HARRY STYL' GAY SEX SCEN 'MY POLICEMAN' ARE 'VERY SCULPTURAL,' DIRECTOR SAYS

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Most gay cema—pecially the stuff aimed at mastream (i. Straight) dienc—is largely sanized om the reali of gay sex.

HARRY STYL’ ‘MY POLICEMAN’ GAY SEX SCENE PREP INCLUD WATCHG ‘DON’T LOOK NOW’

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HARRY STYL ON NAVIGATG GAY SEX SCEN ‘MY POLICEMAN’: “IT’S TENR AND LOVG AND SENSIVE”

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