The Scot plays a chef torn between his wife played by Emilia Fox and his ex played by Dawn French in a triangle as complex as some of his dishes.
He is best known for starring in a series famously associated with lots of sex and violence.
Playing one of the most fearsome warriors in Game of Thrones, Iain Glen has seen plenty of the latter, but little of the former.
Iain said: “I did one scene where I was making love surrounded by the most wonderful titbits and morsels and dips. And I really did think, ‘Am I actually being paid to do this?’
“Eating and sex are the bases of life. We all need to eat to survive and we all need to procreate. They’re both quite base urges. And often, dating and love and sex and affection revolve around eating and drinking and dining.
“But I wouldn’t say being flirty and sensuous necessarily comes naturally to me.
“What isn’t easy is when they just make you do gratuitous love-making, but this wasn’t like that. This was all about sensuous pleasure.”
Iain said of Delicious: “I was sent the script and was told that Dawn and Emilia were attached to it, and I had a window where it would be possible to do it before the new season of Game of Thrones. So it was a perfect fit.
But the Scots star is redressing the balance in a sexy drama series in which he is caught in a love triangle with Dawn French and Emilia Fox.
Glen, 55, plays chef and foodie impresario Leo, who is torn between his wife (Fox) and his ex (French) in Sky 1’s Delicious, launched on the satellite channel this week.
Now best known as Game of Thrones’ fearless fighter Jorah Mormont, he is delighted with the change of pace.
Iain said: “I did one scene where I was making love surrounded by the most wonderful titbits and morsels and dips. And I really did think, ‘Am I actually being paid to do this?’
“Eating and sex are the bases of life. We all need to eat to survive and we all need to procreate. They’re both quite base urges. And often, dating and love and sex and affection revolve around eating and drinking and dining.
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Source: Daily Record
