When she says screen nudity takes you out of whatever you are watching. You think: “There’s Jane Asher taking her clothes off,” rather than it’s a character in the film. You can’t help it and it spoils it. Hinting at sex or nudity is more effective than stripping off completely. I wouldn’t do it now, but never say never! I think it’s quite unlikely, except with a lot of nice rosy filters through the magic of modern technology.
But anyway, I haven’t seen that film because I don’t watch things I’m in. The nude scene was horrible. They are always unpleasant. You’re embarrassed. You worry about how you look. There were no intimacy coordinators like you get now. You just took your dressing gown off and had to trust that the director would not show the bits of you that you didn’t want shown.
About Beatlemania i made it through the Beatles phase staying sane, balanced. I became very wary of the press early on, and I decided to keep my private life as private as I possibly could, which was hard because my life was so publicised at that time.
Jane Asher was the British beauty all The Beatles fancied but Paul McCartney won her heart and they were engaged to be married. She influenced the developing sound of the Beatles during their five years together and shocked the nation (and Paul) when she announced their split on live TV.
Paul McCartney: "I met Jane Asher when she was sent by the Radio Times to cover a concert we were in at the Royal Albert Hall – we had a photo taken with her for the magazine and we all fancied her.
Jane was only 17 but she was already famous herself as a child star and young actress in films like The Prince and the Pauper and television's Robin Hood series. She was also a panelist on the BBC's hugely popular and influential Juke Box Jury, which rated new music releases. She had already caught Paul's eye.
Not surprisingly, the initial writing of the song was by Paul, one of a trio of compositions inspired by his then turbulent relationship with girlfriend Jane Asher (“I’m Looking Through You” and “You Won’t See Me” being the other two). “The lyrics might have been personal,” Paul recollects. “It is often a good way to talk to someone or to work your own thoughts out. It saves you going to a psychiatrist, you allow yourself to say what you might not say in person.” (Paul)
The problem stemmed from Jane determined to continue pursuing an acting career, something she began well before ever meeting Paul.
She decided to join the Bristol Old Vic Company in October of 1965, which meant that she moved from her home town of London (where she lived with Paul in her family home) to the west of England. "We’d thought she was blonde, because we had only ever seen her on black-and-white telly doing Juke Box Jury, but she turned out to be a redhead. So it was: ‘Wow, you’re a redhead!’
John Lennon's partner Cynthia wrote: "Paul fell like a ton of bricks for Jane.
Lennon says "The first time I was introduced to her was at her home and she was sitting on Paul’s knee. My first impression of Jane was how beautiful and finely featured she was.
"Her mass of Titian-coloured hair cascaded around her face and shoulders, her pale complexion contrasting strongly with her dark clothes and shining hair.
"Paul was obviously as proud as a peacock with his new lady. For Paul, Jane Asher was a great prize."
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Not being content just to be a girlfriend of a Beatle, an opportunity that most female fans would give their right arm for, this caused a good degree of insecurity in Paul who, with his group, just began work on the “Rubber Soul” album.
