With the third series of Sherlock currently being filmed its main star Benedict Cumberbatch has revealed that we won’t be seeing a new love interest for his alter-ego, as Sherlock is too busy for sex!

Throughout the novels of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes, which Sherlock is based on, there was only ever one woman in Sherlock’s life, Irene Adler, but even she only actually featured in one story (though she was referred to continuously thereafter).
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Whilst it has been confirmed that Lara Pulver’s Sherlock character Irene Adler will not be returning to the hit BBC detective series, the actress has revealed that we haven’t seen the last of her just yet.

Pulver’s entrance as Adler, a dominatrix who repeatedly outwits Sherlock (Benedict Cumberbatch) before being finally defeated herself, caused quite a stir in “A Scandal in Belgravia” with many complaining to Ofcom about her opening scene, in which she sits completely naked. The flirty minx got right inside Sherlock’s head, and heart a little bit after bombarding him with text messages asking him to meet her for dinner.
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Sherlock star, Lara Pulver, has just been cast in the new biopic of the life of James Bond creator, Ian Fleming’s life, the Metro newspaper reports.

The actress, who plays Irene Adler in the hit BBC detective series Sherlock which is based on the Sherlock Holmes novels of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, produced with a modern day twist, is set to play Ann O’Neill in the new biopic being produced for Sky Atlantic.
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Lara Pulver caused quite the stir when she starred in Sherlock last year and bosses are hoping that she’ll bring the same amount of attention to Skins, when she joins the final series of the show.

The 32 year old star is best known for her portrayals of Erin Watts in the popular BBC spy drama Spooks, and Irene Adler on Sherlock, alongside Benedict Cumberbatch but she’s taking up residence over at E4 next for her new role on their teen drama.

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Fans of the spectacularly amazing BBC drama series, Sherlock, will be happy to know that both Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman have signed up for the third series when it starts filming in the New Year.

Both Cumberbatch, who plays the title role of Sherlock, and Freeman, who plays his sidekick Watson in the hit show, have become very sought after British exports following the success of the first two series of the modern day twist on the novels penned by Arthur Conan Doyle, so there had been fears that either or both might bow out of the show due to other commitments, especially given the time span between the second and third series.
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With both Sherlock’s Benedict Cumberbatch and Lara Pulver recently calling time on their long-term relationships, not long after that naked scene we might add, it really was only a matter of time, we think, until their on-screen chemistry spilled over to their personal lives.

And it has!
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Viewers were, in about equal measure, enraptured and/or shocked when gorgeous actress Lara Pulver appeared naked in an episode of BBC hit sleuth drama, Sherlock.

In an episode entitled A Scandal in Belgravia, Lara played the role of kinky dominatrix Irene Adler, who appeared before detective Sherlock (Benedict Cumberbatch) in the buff, aside from a pair of killer heels, a lot of red lippy and a dazzling smile.

The episode became the most watched show ever on BBC’s iPlayer, and today, the PA reveal how Lara landed the role; by sending in a tape of herself naked by way of a pre-audition taster for the show’s bosses.

At the time of the episode airing – which prompted many viewers to complain to Ofcom about the raunchy scenes – the show’s co-creator, Steven Moffat, said one of the things in Lara’s favour when he was casting the role was the sense of “fun” she brought to the role… Read more & comment »

As fans of hit drama Sherlock will know, actress Lara Pulver played the role of kinky dominatrix Irene Adler in an episode entitled A Scandal In Belgravia, and that particular installment catapulted Sherlock to the number one spot of most watched shows on BBC’s iPlayer.

In controversial scenes, a naked Irene fascinated Sherlock (Benedict Cumberbatch) and at the end of the episode, which aired on New Year’s Day, he was seen rescuing her from a death sentence in Pakistan.

And today, the Daily Star claims that Lara has hinted that she will be back at some point in the show’s next series to reprise the role of Irene, however, the paper didn’t disclose any further details on that.

But it did add that Lara – who even has her own Twitter appreciation group entitled Whip Hand – revealed that following the sensational scenes, she’s been “inundated” with offers of erotic roles… Read more & comment »

One of the most memorable scenes from the recent series of Sherlock, was when Benedict Cumberbatch came upon Lara Pulver’s Irene Adler totally naked.

The stunning actress recently revealed that it took her eight hours of shooting to get the single scene perfected – though we think there was an opportunistic crew member at work there somewhere – and admitted that she was incredibly nervous about playing Sherlock’s so called love interest, in case she offended fans.

In a new interview, brooding Benedict – who plays the role of the legendary detective in the BBC drama – has revealed that he believes Sherlock fell for Irene’s charms in the original novel which features the temptress.

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Lara Pulver is not afraid to suffer for her craft and the stunning actress has admitted that she spent a whopping eight hours filming her naked scene for BBC drama Sherlock.

The 31 year old English star caused quite the stir when she appeared on the cult series earlier this year, in her rather fetching birthday suit. We still don’t know how Benedict Cumberbatch managed to deliver his lines!

Lara became a fan favourite, after she wore just a pair of high heeled Louboutin shoes and classy diamond earrings and she commanded our respect even more, when we discovered that she opted not to wear the normal modesty preserving stick on bra pads and flesh coloured pants.

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Lara Pulver has admitted that she would welcome the chance to take on the role of Doctor Who, but only if she had the backing of the show’s fans.

The 31 year old actress became close to Doctor Who boss Steven Moffat, when she starred as Irene Adler on BBC’s detective drama Sherlock and ever since, rumours have abounded about her joining the cast of the channel’s other big cult hit.

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As pretty much always happens, when cries of “inappropriate” and “too raunchy” are applied to a TV show, people flock to watch it to find out what all the fuss is about…

And it’s been revealed today that that voyeurism towards such shows has seen Sherlock episode, A Scandal in Belgravia, become the most watched BBC show on iPlayer.

As fans of the series will most likely recall, TV watchdog Ofcom received around a hundred complaints from viewers who said that scenes depicting actress Lara Pulver naked were inappropriate to air before the 9pm watershed.

In the episode, Lara played the role of kinky dominatrix Irene Adler, who, as mentioned – apart from a smile and a pair of stilettos – appeared completely naked… Read more & comment »

As fans of Sherlock will know, when Lara Pulver – in the role of lesbian dominatrix Irene Adler – stripped off and went about her business with a whip, some viewers were angered at the scenes, which were shown before the 9pm watershed.

However, while speaking to the Radio Times about the controversy surrounding her nude scenes, actress Lara has revealed that the show’s bosses gave her the opportunity to wear some clothing during filming.

But it seems, keen to get the filming done, Lara refused, and decided to bare all to expedite the shoot.

While explaining that the show’s director told her she could wear an “invisible” bra and pants, Lara added that he then made the point that filming would take a while longer in order to avoid showing bra straps and panty lines.

She said, “The director very sweetly said to me, ‘The choice is we spend hours shooting it to avoid seeing straps or we take all that off and shoot it quickly…’ Read more & comment »

As we reported yesterday, some fans of hit BBC detective drama Sherlock were angered by scenes depicting nudity when last Sunday’s episode aired before the 9pm watershed.

Today, it’s been reported that the BBC received in excess of 100 complaints from viewers over the scenes, which featured Lara Pulver as lesbian dominatrix Irene Adler, who was wearing only heels, earrings, and a rather fetching smile.

However, despite the complaints, the broadcaster has refused to edit the scenes in time for the episode to be repeated this weekend… Read more & comment »

When Lara Pulver landed a role on spy drama Spooks, she received a “cheeky” message of congratulation from her former Robin Hood co-star Richard Armitage.

Lara, who’s also starred in hit US drama True Blood, revealed, “It was wonderful because on the first day of shooting I got an email from him [Richard] saying, ‘I’ve just heard you’ve got Spooks. I’m so glad they got rid of me so you could come and join the show’.

“He’s a fun friend and I got to see a glimpse of the show through his eyes.”

Lara then told What’s On TV that she finds her new role on Spooks “empowering.”

She said, “I’ve never worked with a gun before, it’s usually swords… Read more & comment »