Former Home and Away actor Lincoln Younes is set to star in the steamy new US TV series Grand Hotel, executive produced by Eva Longoria.
And the 26-year-old spoke to Daily Mail Australia on Friday about stripping down on camera in the highly-anticipated drama.
‘It’s not the most comfortable thing,’ he confessed.
EXCLUSIVE: Lincoln Younes said on Friday that stripping down in new US series Grand Hotel ‘wasn’t the most comfortable’ experience as he praises the show’s producer Eva Longoria
He added: ‘It looks very glamorous on screen but in reality that scene in the pool was the coldest night in Miami and we were in a pool for six hours!’
The program is based on the Spanish period drama Gran Hotel, which originally aired between 2011 and 2013.
‘It’s very ritzy, very sexy and scandalous,’ Lincoln explained. ‘But it’s also got a very nice, grounded drama which balances out that kind superficial aspect.’
He said of working with executive producer Eva Longoria: ‘We’re very lucky to have her around. The whole creative team actually is incredible.’
Hollywood royalty: Lincoln said of working with executive producer Eva Longoria, ‘We’re very lucky to have her around. The whole creative team actually is incredible’
New look: Grand Hotel is based on the Spanish period drama Gran Hotel, which originally aired between 2011 and 2013
‘She lived up to every expectation I could ever have of her,’ Lincoln said of Eva, 43.
‘She’s so wise, so incredibly business savvy and just has this really beautiful maternal vibe about her,’ he added.
The former Desperate Housewives star is expecting her first child with husband José Bastón.
Storyline: In the American ABC drama, Lincoln plays Danny, a newly-employed waiter at the Riviera Grand, an opulent but struggling family-owned hotel in Miami
‘She’s about to have a baby so she’s going to be a wonderful mother,’ Lincoln said.
In the American ABC drama, Lincoln plays Danny, a newly-employed waiter at the Riviera Grand, an opulent but struggling family-owned hotel in Miami.
Fans of Lincoln will remember him for his three-year tenure on Home and Away as Casey Braxton, the younger sibling of the River Boys, Brax and Heath.
Early career: Fans of Lincoln will remember him for his three-year tenure on Home and Away as Casey Braxton, the younger sibling of the River Boys, Brax and Heath