Bill Nighy says holding a baby for new IVF film Joy was a ‘very edgy day’By Naomi Clarke, PA Senior Entertainment ReporterBill Nighy has said holding a “slippery baby” when filming a Caesarean section scene for his new film Joy was a “very edgy day”. Based on a true story, the drama follows three pioneering British scientists in the 1960s and 1970s and their struggle to develop IVF. Nighy, 74, plays Patrick Steptoe, the obstetrician and gynaecologist who helped develop in vitro fertilisation (IVF) alongside nurse Jean Purdy and physiologist Sir Robert Edwards. James Norton, Thomasin McKenzie and Bill Nighy at the BFI London Film Festival gala screening of Joy (Ian West/PA) Photo by Ian WestAppearing on ITV’s This Morning, the Love Actually star recalled filming the scene when he delivers the world’s first IVF baby, Louise Joy Brown, via Caesarean. Nighy said Taylor, producer Amanda Posey, and writer Jack Thorne all have IVF children which he found to be encouraging rather than added pressure.

Source: Irish Independent November 21, 2024 21:45 UTC