The ‘Lovesick’ actor, who co-stars with Billie Piper in Lucy Prebble’s phone-hacking series ‘I Hate Suzie’, is branching out from the womaniser roles, says Charlotte Cripps

I normally play the posh shagger to be honest, says Daniel Ings with a laugh. In this one, I guess Im the opposite. Its true the actor is known for his feckless roles as the shallow but loveable womaniser Luke Curran in Netflixs Lovesick; as Prince Philips philandering, upper-class right-hand man Mike Parker in The Crown; and as the confident cad Jake Oakman in the Channel 4 lad comedy Pete versus Life. But in I Hate Suzie, the new TV series from Succession writer Lucy Prebble, he is Cob, the humiliated husband of Billie Pipers famous actor Suzie.
Whose c**k is it? shouts Cob in the middle of one particularly explosive therapy session. Intimate photos of Suzie have been leaked online, showing her with another man. According to Suzies manager and best friend Naomi (Leila Farzad), its a penis of colour in the hacked photos but while Cob and the whole world are trying to guess his identity, the shell-shocked couple are also dealing with the fallout.
Has Ings had any experience of phone hacking? I wouldnt really class myself as a celebrity, so nobody gives a s*** whats on my phone, he laughs. Im thankful I dont have to worry about that. Honestly, I can say I dont know anybody who has been through it but I know its a very real fear, particularly for huge movie stars. For women, it seems to be more of a problem.
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