rivalry star Emily Attack hit back at “sexually aggressive” trolls.

Adapted from Dame Jilly Cooper’s best-selling novel, the series is set in the social elite of the 1980s, focusing on the rivalry between Lord Tony Baddingham (David Tennant) and MP Rupert Campbell-Black (Alex Hassell).

Attack play Sarah Strattonwho tried to take advantage of a job as a TV presenter flaunted her marriage to the Deputy Prime Minister, Paul Stratton (Rufus Jones).

In one memorable scene, Sarah played a game of naked tennis with Campbell-Black on the lawn of a country estate.

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In an interview with The TimesAtack revealed that he received a lot of backlash for appearing on stage, with trolls taking screenshots as if they were leaked footage from the set.

“I knew something like this would happen, just not so quickly,” she said. “I’m at work, I’m playing a part, that scene is an integral part of the book. I’m exactly where I need to be.

“I can’t control people’s sexually aggressive behavior, but I can continue to campaign and fight for women’s freedom. I should be able to do a scene like this and not get negative attention. The two shouldn’t go hand in hand.”

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Atack continued, “A woman said to me the other day on Instagram, ‘Pick a band. You can’t play a role full of features like that and strip down and expect to get no messages. Why would you accept this role?”

“And I wanted to say, ‘Are you basically telling me to quit my job?’ Why should he change his women, we must change our routes at home.

Talking to The digital spy about the nude scenethe actor previously explained that she was more concerned about learning to play tennis than appearing naked on screen.

“It wasn’t, ‘I’m going to have to run on a completely harder tennis court.’ But, I like a big entrance. I said, ‘Yeah, go for it,'” she said.

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“We keep saying nudity and sex scenes are a big part of it, but there’s always a reason for them. We don’t remove our equipment for no reason. They are very essential to the stories and the characters.”

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BAFTA– nominated director Elliot Hegarty, known for his work Ted Lasso and Trying, is the principal director.

From landing on Disney+ last month, the series has received wide acclaim from fans and critics alike and boasts a 94% rating on Rotten Tomatoes from 33 reviews.

Rivals is available to stream Disney+.

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