Taylor Zakhar Perez Was Concerned About His 'Hairy Butt' in 'Red, White & Royal Blue' Sex Scenes, Sought Approval From Director Matthew Lopez

Taylor Zakhar Perez and Nicholas Galitzine put a lot on display in their new Prime Video movie Red, White & Royal Blue.

However, the 31-year-old Kissing Booth star was particularly concerned about his body hair, according to director Matthew Lopez. So much so that the director had to stop by his trailer to approve it before filming one day.

Matthew opened up about the funny interaction with the actor and how he assured him that everything was alright during a recent interview.

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While on SiriusXM’s The Jess Cagle Show, Matthew said that he “didn’t think Taylor would mind” him sharing the story. He said that he got a request to stop by the actor’s trailer before heading to set, which made him nervous.

“I go into Taylor‘s trailer — we’ve been making this movie for like, five, six weeks at this point — and Karen [the makeup coordinator] looks at Taylor and says, ‘Alright, tell him what you told me.’ And he goes, ‘I don’t know if I should shave or not,’” Matthew recalled.

He continued, explaining that he thought Taylor was talking about his face. “And he goes, ‘No, babe.’ I’m like, ‘Alright, well, what do you want to do about it?’ He goes, ‘Just look, okay?’”

“So, I had my hair and makeup person there as the chaperone, because I didn’t want my career to end before it began, and Taylor, like, lowers his pants, and he’s like, ‘Look at my ass,’ and I’m like, ‘You’re fine, you look great,’” he said.

His final verdict: “I told Taylor, yeah, just bring your hairy butt to set.”

Taylor and Nicholas discussed how they managed filming the movie’s steamy sex scenes together.

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