Theo James Admits He Wore A Prosthetic In White Lotus Nude Scene

Theo James is finally owning up to using a prosthetic penis on 's hit series The .
The 37-year-old English actor, who generated plenty of buzz for his in the season premiere, delved into wearing the device while chatting with on The Tonight Show on Friday.
Fans had been left guessing for weeks after wondering if he went au naturel for the racy scene with Aubrey Plaza.
Owning up: Theo James, 37, revealed Friday on The Tonight Show that he wore a prosthetic penis during his buzzy nude scene in the season premiere of The White Lotus season two
Going nude: Theo said he told the makeup artist on set that, 'I want it not to be distracting.

He needs to be [a] regular Joe; seen with Aubrey Plaza 
After Jimmy started referencing the scene, Theo jumped in, referring to it as 'the "pee-pee scene,"' though he quickly clarified that that wasn't his chosen name for the nude scene, just what 'everyone on set' called it.
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The host joked that he didn't want to tire out his guest by making him stand up, but Theo quickly clarified that it wasn't his real private parts featured in the show.
'The truth of it was, you go into these things and you have a conversation with the director and the producers, and they go, "OK, for this, we're going to use a prosthetic, we're gonna use something."
'It's a pee-pee prosthetic,' he continued, which seemed to relax Fallon a bit. 
'Thank goodness!

Wow. That makes so many men feel good right now,' the former SNL star said to a big laugh from the audience.

Theo said he told the makeup artist on set that, 'I want it not to be distracting.

He needs to be [a] regular Joe because the scene's not about the pee-pee, it's about power play in sex [and] whether he did it deliberately or whether it was an accident and what that means.'
But the actor joked that he was surprised to see a prosthetic that looked like a 'hammer' when he arrived on set.
'I mean, it's bigger than that.

It's like she stole it off a donkey in the field!' he joked. 'The thing is ginormous...'
Theo added that he and writer/director/creator Mike White were both surprised that the prosthetic penis counted as 'average.'
He concluded that portion of the interview by that he didn't take the prosthetic home with him after getting a question about it from Fallon's producer before the show. 
Overdid it: Theo joked that the prosthetic was so large that it looked like the makeup artist 'stole it off a donkey in the field!'
Theo— who is one of  — appears completely naked in the full-frontal scene during the first episode of the second season. 
James' full-frontal exposure quickly sparked a firestorm of excitement on social media, while also leaving some fans questioning whether he wore a prosthetic penis for the appearance.
James opened up about the nude scene in a new interview with  and while he failed to address speculation about any Hollywood enhancements, he did admit that the moment was originally supposed to be even more graphic.
'The initial version we shot was way too much,' he explained.

'So, we did a more subtle version. They toned it [down].' 
New character: The British actor is one of the many new characters who visit the Sicily resort in the fictional luxury chain called The White Lotus; seen October 20 in LA
Season two of The White Lotus takes place at a luxury resort in Sicily, and sees a bevvy of new characters taking center stage - with just two of the original cast returning from season one: socialite Tanya McQuoid, played by Jennifer Coolidge, and her now-husband Greg, played by Jon Gries.
Meanwhile James plays Cameron Babcock, described as, 'a wildly successful businessman from a wealthy family.'
He heads to The White Lotus in Sicily with his wife Daphne (Meghann Fahy), his college roommate, Ethan (Will Sharpe), and Ethan's wife, Harper (Aubrey Plaza).
While the debut episode of the new season was full of interesting twists and turns, one moment in particular struck quite the chord with viewers - when James' character strips down in front of his friend Ethan's wife. 
The scene in question happens when Cameron heads up to Harper and Ethan's room with Harper so he can borrow some swim trunks. 
Harper is in the bathroom with the door open when Cameron decides to strip naked right behind her - with the bored housewife taking the opportunity to sneak a peek at her husband's friend in the mirror. 
Buff: James is no stranger to acting in the buff, going nude for his HBO series The Time Traveler's Wife and PBS' Sandition
According to James, the awkward interaction between the two characters will all become clear in the upcoming episodes, with the actor telling ET: 'At first… we don't know whether [Harper's decision to look at Cameron] is deliberate or [if] it's accidental.

But it reveals itself.'
He added that, in the fifth episode of the show, 16 inç michelin lastik fiyatları audiences will realize, 'there's a purpose to it.'
'It's never arbitrary. It's always character-driven. It's always, you know, moving the [story] forward,' added James' on-screen wife Meghann Fahy.
However the scene still caused an incredible stir on Twitter, where viewers were quick to question whether James had used a body double, worn a prosthetic - or whether he went all natural for the full-frontal appearance. 
'Ok so I need the truth y'all,' one person wrote.

'Is that really Theo James' d**k swinging or is it a prosthetic? This is important.' 
Another chimed in: 'Theo James... that HAD to have been a prosthetic right?'
Writer Evan Ross Katz also joined the debate, jokingly tweeting: 'Enough with the prosthetic d**ks on television.' 
Although James' nudity may have sparked a flurry of speculation and inquiry - it is by no means the first time that the actor has stripped down to his birthday suit for a role.  
Contract: 'It is in my contract that I'm not allowed to do anything without being completely naked,' James joked, adding that it 'felt natural' in the moment
 
 
 
 
 
Although James did not address the speculation about his full-frontal scene, the moment sparked a firestorm on Twitter, where many users questioned whether he'd worn a prosthetic 
James has previously appeared naked on camera for his HBO series The Time Traveler's Wife and for his role in PBS' Sandition.
'It is in my contract that I'm not allowed to do anything without being completely naked,' James joked to Entertainment Tonight, adding that it 'felt natural' in the moment.
James' admission that producers 'toned down' the on-screen nudity comes just days after a fellow British actor - Outlander star Sam Heughan - took aim at the show's creators for filming an 'unnecessary' nude shot at the end of a particularly graphic rape scene in which his character is tortured by another man. 
The 42-year-old Scottish actor stars alongside Caitríona Balfe, 43, in the time-bending series about a nurse in World War II, who goes back in time to Scotland in 1743 where she meets a dashing Highland warrior.
When he signed up for the show - which is broadcast by Starz - in 2014 the star agreed to nudity in his contract but said he felt 'betrayed' when producers wanted to showcase his genitals after his character suffered a 'horrific' sexual assault.
Writing in his memoir, Waypoints: My Scottish Journey, Sam recalled filming the final episodes of season one in which his character, 18th-century Highland warrior Jamie Fraser, is tortured and repeatedly raped by his nemesis, Captain Jonathan 'Black Jack' Randall, played by Game of Thrones star Tobias Menzies.
Purpose: He added that, in the fifth episode of The White Lotus Season 2, audiences will realize, 'there's a purpose to it'
He said he told show runners that he believed using a shot of his genitals in such a harrowing scene would 'sexualize' the horrific assault that his character had just endured - insisting that the nude imagery wasn't going to 'add' anything to the moment.
He explained: 'This wasn't a moment where I felt that being naked would add to the horror of what Jamie undergoes in that castle dungeon as a form of punishment, subjugation and humiliation.
'I pushed back, reasoning that nudity sexualized a horrific experience for my character, and it sparked quite a debate.
'Creative conversations are a feature of all productions, good art is made by questioning the truth and we all want to get it right.'
Eventually, Outlander bosses agreed that his character Jamie would be seen nude but 'sprawled on the dungeon stones' after he'd been assaulted, with Sam confessing: 'Those closing scenes were incredibility challenging to film.'
He added: 'Even though, thankfully the nude shots ended on the cutting room floor.

It was a harrowing, exhausting experience.'
But while his genitals did not make it into the final episode, Sam admitted that the debate about whether or not those shots should be featured 'betrayed his trust' in the show's creative team - adding that he does not believe such scenes would ever be filmed today.
James' admission that HBO producers 'toned down' his nude scene comes after actor Sam Heughan slammed Outlander bosses for filming an 'unnecessary' naked shot in his show
According to Sam, 42, the show's 'creative team' wanted to show him naked after his character had suffered a 'horrific' assault at the hands of his nemesis, played by Tobias Menzies (seen) 
'Times have changed,' Sam wrote.

'The c**k shot was unnecessary and did betray my trust in the creative team a bit.
'We don't need to see the horror to imagine what the characters go through. Imagination is way more powerful.'
Outlander's first season debuted eight years ago, in August 2014, and season six - the most recent - aired earlier this year, with the next episodes expected to premiere next year.
This is not the first time that Sam has opened up about the difficulties he faced while filming season one's final episodes, with the actor admitting to Vulture in May 2015, that he nearly reached his limit when the production team asked him to film to torturous scenes another time.
'They said, "We'd love one more wide shot of it, the whole thing,"' he recalled.

'And I was like... [groans], "Oh God." I thought I'd gotten it all out of the way. And they said, "We'll only do it up to a certain point, just before it happens.'
However, according to Sam, the director and production team never called 'cut', forcing him to once again act out the moments in which his character is brutally raped - an experience that he admitted 'broke his trust'.
'It got up to that point, and they didn't call cut, so we had to carry on,' he explained. 'I remember feeling so scared, and actually feeling slightly like my trust had been broken a bit, because it was horrific. Great to play, but horrific. But that's what it was for [my character] Jamie — he's beaten and tortured and broken down, completely!'