Lennon Naked concludes at the point where John and Yoko move to the United States. Of course, I'm nowhere near as intellectual or artistic as her – but I think I can understand and relate to a lot of what she says." Our experiences of living in different countries from an early age and what we had encountered are similar in some ways. "Her fight with her own issues and demons, her feelings of 'always being an outsider' is something I can relate to in my own personal way. I've always been fascinated by her throughout my life."Īlthough Yoko Ono is a complex individual, similarities in their upbringing helped Naoko relate to her in some ways. She was an enigma, a mystery, almost an ethereal being. Even as I grew older, I didn't quite understand her the wailing, the singing, the artwork, everything. "That first impression had always stayed with me. Naoko's first memory of Yoko Ono was at the age of "around five or six" when she heard Yoko's song Kiss, Kiss, Kiss. For me, it wasn't just the challenge of being naked just physically, but mentally, too, being able to get to the place where they were emotionally." "It was not about sex – rather it was a bold, warts-and-all declaration of their 'rebirth'. The nude scene in Lennon Naked is based on the Two Virgins album cover. I can't even get changed in front of my family or my friends, let alone anyone else!" It was a huge obstacle and challenge for me. "It is something I swore I would never do. I was ready for the challenge and, after all, Yoko is a woman who has fascinated me all my life."įor Naoko, another demanding element of the role was the prospect of a full nudity scene. Initially, I was worried that I might not understand Yoko properly or portray her accurately but I soon realised that this was exactly the type of role I'd been waiting for. "I really liked the script, but attempting to play one of the biggest icons of the 20th century would be the most challenging thing I'd attempted – with a huge risk of failure. Naoko admits that, initially, she felt somewhat apprehensive about playing such an iconic figure as Yoko Ono, but soon realised that it was just the challenge she had been waiting for. He really is a tremendous actor – and a wonderful man." I have always admired his work and had a lot of respect for him. "I'd worked with Chris before in an episode of Doctor Who and felt we'd worked really well together. Lennon Naked is scheduled to air later this month on BBC Four.Naoko Mori, star of Torchwood and Doctor Who, was drawn to playing the role of Yoko Ono in Lennon Naked by both the challenge of the role and also the opportunity to work with Christopher Eccleston once again. But I did have a tequila at eight in the morning on an empty stomach just to get me through it." He said you don't really remember things - it's all such a whirl anyway. He just wanted to do it, get into the moment, and do it. "I asked him if he wanted to do a private show. "We talked about how to do it," she said. However, Mori explained that her co-star Christopher Eccleston had no worries about the scenes. I actually thought about those scenes for two weeks." Especially as it's filmed in high definition. She continued: "I have serious issues about taking my clothes off in front of a room full of strangers. I couldn't pay people to look at me with my clothes off." People don't want to see me naked - their eyeballs will explode. "That was actually one of the biggest challenges and obstacles for me. "It was a hideous experience," she told the Daily Record. Mori plays Yoko Ono in the BBC Four drama but explained that recreating John Lennon and Ono's famous naked photo shoot was difficult. Naoko Mori has admitted that she hated filming nude scenes for her new programme Lennon Naked.
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