Around two hundred people are sitting in a television studio, very excited to be part of something completely new television concept, in front of them is a very simple stage and a camera crew operating around ten different cameras, some mounted on pedastals, and a few more lightweight cameras carried on the shoulders of their operators. The room buzzed with a nervous energy, most of the audience had a rough idea of what was to come, but there was nothing concrete yet. The hum of chatter died down as the RECORDING light glowed green, and a tall, brown haired man in a grey suit walked on stage, and began to speak.
"Hello and welcome everyone, in the studio and at home to the first ever - and quite possibly last - live recording of a brand new chat show concept. Thank you for tuning in to channel five's One Step Too Far with me, Jake Armstrong. Today we will be joined by a wonderful woman, a true beauty, she's started in The Tudors, The Hunger Games, and Game of Thrones; but tonight she is here to play our game instead. Please give a warm welcome to Natalie Dormer!!"
The beautiful actress walks out onto the stage, a tantalising sliver of leg visible up the slash of her long black dress, mirroring the deep V of her cleavage. Confidently striding across the stage and flashing the audience her signature asymmetrical smile, the sophisticated blonde approaches Jake Armstrong and embraces the host, who looks directly into a camera as his hand brushes a little low over her back, his fingers briefly squeezing an arse cheek. Laughing, Natalie pushes him away, as the cameras switch to pick up her look of surprise.
"I knew this was going to be a cheeky show, but I didn't realise you wouldn't even wait to ask me how I was before you started Mr Armstrong." She quips, playing along with the mood of the show.
"Well, we try not to tell our guests anything; the more they know in advance, the more likely they are to back out. After all, this show is all about pushing the limits of what you find acceptable, as well as what the broadcasters will let us air!" The host explains as he shows Natalie over to her seat on a sofa to the left of to his own chair. A little to the right of this setup is a desk, with no chair underneath, waiting for its role in the proceedings to be revealed.
"So Natalie, you've been in five seasons of Game of Thrones now, as well as countless other huge films. You must have done countless talk shows now?"
"Well yeah to be honest, I've lost count of how many times I've sat in chairs like this and answered the same ten questions over and over. But I was told that this show is going to be a little different..." Natalie petered out, expressing a little nervousness.
"Well Natalie, we promise not to ask you anything about your creative processes or what it was like working with certain people... the closest we are going to come is probably this next question." The host playfully shuffled some cards then twisted in his seat to look back the big screen behind them.
"How did it feel, doing this scene?" He asked, as the clip began to play; a scene starring Natalie and Michael Fassbender, in which she lifted her skirt to reveal the tops of a beautiful pair of stockings. Natalie's reaction to the scene was inserted on a corner of the screen, gasping in shock at the unexpected turn of events.
Once the scene concluded, the host smiled and turned back to a somewhat pinker Natalie, asking again "So, how was that?"
"Well, I do happen to feel quite confident in my body, plenty of people think I'm very attractive... So when Johnny came to me and asked me to film that particular scene, I was quite happy at the idea of teasing my audience a little"
The host smiled, nodding in agreement "Honestly Natalie, I have to agree, you're an incredibly sexy woman, and unabashedly sexual - that's something we are a big fan of here on One Step Too Far,"
"You're far too kind..." interjected Natalie, before the host raised his hand to indicate he hadn't finish his thought.
"Big enough fans that we'd like to ask you to try going a little further. Natalie, would you like to take part in ten high-speed, low-class questions?"
Natalie swallowed lightly, then smirked "of course I would! It'd be a short show if I didn't go along with it, wouldn't it?" She replied, doing her best to sound keen and open-minded.
"Honestly Natalie; we're very much trying to find the point at which you don't go along with it" replied the host, lifting a set of question cards.
"First question; what's your bra size"
"I'm a 32B"
"How old were you when you lost your virginity?"
"Oh gosh, twenty-one"
"Late bloomer. Do you prefer to be on top?"
"Absolutely not!"
The audience laughs at Natalie's emphatic and instantaneous response, and the host leans in closer, reading the next question slowly, directly looking Natalie in the eye.
"I'm not going to ask you if you masturbate..."
Natalie lifts an eyebrow, suddenly inhaling, surprised by the avoiding of an obvious question.
"...do you lie on your front or back when you do?"
She laughs, that moment of tension broken "I lie on my front actually..."
" You might be glad to know, you're halfway through this! Question number five, have you ever been spanked?"
"Not since I was a child. In a sexy way? Sadly no."
It's the host's turn to lift his eyebrows, glancing over to look straight into the camera. "So, who is your favourite porn actor or actress?"
Natalie pauses a moment, gazing up at the ceiling, until the host interrupts her thought "I do need to remind you that these are quick-fire questions"
Natalie collects her thoughts, and grins "Bobbi Starr, she does some really great things." "Would you rather give or receive oral sex?"
"Oh now that would be telling... I think everyone prefers to receive really."
"But you still do suck dick, don't you? Swallow or facial?"
"Umm probably, swallow. I like how guys react, but facials are fun too!" "Oh I bet you look great...Do you enjoy anal sex?"
"I don't do that..." replied the beautiful blonde, squirming in her seat.
"It's not for everyone. Last question, will you show us your bum right now?" Natalie blinks, as though stunned...
"Will I what?" she asks, incredulously. Her hands rest awkwardly in mid air, as though she has frozen in place, her knees pressed together as she squirms a little in her seat.
The host grins and makes eye contact, his voice warm and reassuring "Just stand up, pull that beautiful dress up and aside, then show us your beautiful cheeks. You don't have to take your underwear off or anything, just show us the moneymaker."
Natalie flushes a deep crimson, biting her lip "So this is the sort of weird challenges you like to put your guests through?" She asks, shifting forwards to the edge of her seat, the start of a smile building on her lips.