No doubt, when it was announced that it would be Disney+ adapting Jilly Cooper’s “bonkbuster” second novel of her Rutshire Chronicles series, fans everywhere assumed the streaming service would tamp down the sex and nudity for its family-friendly audience, but it turns out that was not the case at all.
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In fact, Rivals delivers both right from the start. The first scene in the premiere, which can be streamed in America on Hulu, is Alex Hassell’s Rupert Campbell-Black going buns out in the bathroom of a Concord jet. We’d say he’s joining the Mile High Club, but the way this man gets around, we’re sure he’s already earned a lifetime membership.
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Alex Hassell Nude in Rivals
That’s just the tip… of the iceberg for Alex, who goes for the gold as a former Olympian-turned-politician, stripping down in seven different scenes, including the notorious tennis scene. About twenty-two minutes into the first episode, Alex and Emily Atack’s Deputy Prime Minister’s wife Sarah Stratton are caught playing tennis completely naked. It’s a moment ripped right from the pages of Cooper’s book, and Alex has confirmed that despite many pre-show discussions about possibly using a prosthetic, they decided to just go for it and have Alex go full frontal for real.
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But Alex isn’t the only one who goes nude on the show. The first episode also contains a montage of couples having sex (we even see the Doctor himself David Tennant’s naked ass) set to Depeche Mode’s highly appropriate banger “Just Can’t Get Enough.” Frankly, neither can we!
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And luckily, we don’t have to wait long for more. Aidan Turner brings his tush out in Episode 3, while Louis Landau’s bum appears twice in Episode 4, the first time while getting a hand job in the woods from Jamie Bisping.
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Charlie DeMelo delivers his derriere twice in the fifth episode and Oliver Chris drops trou during another medley of meat injections in the sixth episode. 
One of those clips is a gay sex scene with Jamie and Louis again, only this time Jamie’s the one with his pants down as he pounds Louis on a golf course. Looks like Jamie found a 19th hole to play!
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