Forget #Succession’s boardroom battles — what we really want to know about is the relationship between Gerri and Roman.

The actress @j_smithcameron, who plays Gerri, explains that frisson, on screen and in real life. thetimes.co.uk/article/succes…
Succession, now in its third series, shines a light on the dysfunctional lives of the super-rich. Smith-Cameron plays general counsel to Waystar Royco and now nominal CEO.
“Gerri was supposed to be played by a man, the part was spelt, J-E-R-R-I for the pilot rather than with a ‘G’. The part was first conceived to be one of the suits along with Frank and Earl — Logan’s ‘yes’ men. But Gerri has quieter, greater ambitions.”
“She’s crafty but also a nervous wreck.”
Fans of the show can’t get enough of the so-wrong-yet-so-watchable relationship between Gerri and Roman Roy (played by Kieran Culkin), and their unusual sexual tension.
The show’s writers noticed the spark between the pair off-camera first. “I’ve known Kieran for some time,” Smith-Cameron says, “and between takes we were always sort of mock flirting with one another. We’re so comfortable together.”
What began with a little light flirting, however, has resulted in some seriously potent scenes.

“Not many parts come up like this in one’s lifetime, let alone aged 50 or 60, which is a huge shame,” Smith-Cameron says.
“It has got better since I started out — I mean, parts for older women in Hollywood were mostly for tough businesswomen or weeping mothers — but there is no reason for women to become sexless lumps at a certain age.”

Read the full interview: thetimes.co.uk/article/succes…

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