After snapping up the rights, Disney boasted how the novel was 'full of sex' and involved 'drama, excess, and shocking antics'.
She is the 'queen of the bonkbuster', with a global reputation for writing outrageously steamy sex scenes.
However the content of Dame Jilly's 1988 book, set among the social elite in the fictional county of Rutshire, should not have come as any surprise. After snapping up the rights, Disney boasted how the novel was 'full of sex' and involved 'drama, excess, and shocking antics'. READ MORE: Gina Carano details the fallout after being fired from The Mandalorian after outrage-inducing social media post Advertisement That may be particularly embarassing given that the eight-part series boasts a stellar cast, including Poldark heartthrob Aidan Turner, ex-Doctor Who David Tennant, Sex Education actress Bella Maclean and Alex Hassell, from BBC fantasy series His Dark Materials.
'This will inevitably lead to a delay as to when we can expect to see it on our screens, which is all rather embarrassing. There are a lot of people scrambling to make Rivals good enough for broadcast. It's not ideal given the amount of money that has been spent and the high-profile actors involved.'
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