Jude Law Made Perfume Smelling Like ‘Blood, Fecal Matter and Sweat’ to Play Stinky Henry VIII
Jude Law had perfume created that smelled like "blood, fecal matter and sweat" so that his King Henry VIII reeked on the set of #Firebrand.
“When he walked in on set,” the film's director said, “it was just horrible." https://t.co/H6T2cleV2a
- Variety (@Variety) May 22, 2023
Jude Law wore a horrifying concoction of scents, a pungent blend of “blood, fecal matter and sweat,” to play Henry VIII in “Firebrand".
“I read several interesting accounts that you could smell Henry three rooms away. His leg was rotting so badly. He hid it with rose oil,” Law said at Monday’s Cannes Film Festival press conference. “I thought it would have a great impact if I smelt awful.”
So, he found a perfume specialist to create a custom, revolting blend of smells to capture the odor of the king, who suffered from swollen ankles and leg ulcers in his final years. “She makes wonderful scents, and she also makes awful scents. She somehow came up with this extraordinary variety of blood, fecal matter and sweat.”
Director Karim Aïnouz said, “When Jude walked in on set, it was just horrible.”
