Matt Smith on set with Katie Price’s ex Kieran Hayler for TV drama

Matt Smith was shocked when he discovered that Katie Price‘s former stripper ex-husband Kieran Hayler was due to appear in the same TV drama as him. 

The Doctor Who star, 42, was so shocked in fact, that he requested Kieran be removed from all scenes he had recorded. 

Kieran, 37, was spotted filming in Brighton at the same time as Matt, 42, for the six-part Sky Atlantic drama earlier this month – however the pair were not seen together.

In a series of on-set snaps, Kieran could be seen sporting a white polo shirt as he recorded scenes with a blonde actress. Meanwhile, Matt was seen smiling as he was filmed driving a car through the seaside town.

Kieran, who worked as a stripper before meeting former glamour model Katie, was apparently cast by mistake for the black comedy, adapted from singer Nick Cave‘s second novel.

Matt Smith was shocked when he discovered that Katie Price’s former stripper ex-husband Kieran Hayler was due to appear in the same TV drama as him

The Doctor Who star, 42, was so shocked in fact, that he requested Kieran be removed from all scenes he had recorded

But Matt was said to be so shocked by the one-time stripper’s hiring he asked for him to be edited out of the scenes he has recorded.

Sources close to Matt, who played a young Prince Philip in The Crown, are said to be ’embarrassed’ that he was to appear alongside Kieran.

A Sky source said: ‘When Matt realised Kieran was on the same show, he was quite surprised.

‘Both men have been on the set now and they have filmed scenes, but Matt’s team decided that he couldn’t possibly appear alongside someone like him so asked production staff to edit him out.’

The source added: ‘It is amazing to think that Matt would be in the same show as Kieran who, as far as anyone knows, hasn’t acted before. 

‘It’s a high-quality production with not only Matt but also Robert Glenister on the roster. 

‘So Matt’s team couldn’t just stand by and allow this to go on. They intervened and asked that he was removed. 

‘You can hardly say it would have been good for Matt’s reputation.’

Anthony Harvey and Katie Price pose together at a film premiere in 2017

Kieran, 37, was spotted filming in Brighton at the same time as Matt, 42, for the six-part Sky Atlantic drama earlier this month

Matt was filming for the series in the same location as Kieran 

Matt was spotted driving a car through the seaside town as part of fiming 

In a series of on-set snaps, Kieran could be seen sporting a white polo shirt as he recorded scenes with a blonde actress

Kieran, who worked as a stripper before meeting former glamour model Katie, was apparently cast by mistake for the black comedy, adapted from singer Nick Cave ‘s second novel

The TV series tells the story of Bunny Munro, a sex addict who meets women through his job as a travelling beauty products salesman. 

Kieran married Katie, 46, in 2013 and they welcomed a son, Jett, that same year. The following year they had daughter Bunny.

Within months, their marriage faltered when Katie accused him of having an affair and said they could only try again if he had therapy for sex addiction. 

But Matt was said to be so shocked by the one-time stripper’s hiring he asked for him to be edited out of the scenes he has recorded

Sources close to Matt, who played a young Prince Philip in The Crown , are said to be ’embarrassed’ that he was to appear alongside Kieran

Kieran is seen being filmed walking alongside the car driven by Matt – but the star is not on set at the time 

Matt pictured filming in Worthing in June for the forthcoming high-brow Sky drama The Death Of Bunny Munro

But she later accused him of another affair and they divorced in 2021.

Bunny Munro is similarly afflicted with a weakness for the opposite sex and cannot stop seducing women but he also has a young son who he has to take sole care of after his wife kills herself.

Filmed in the south of England, the series also stars Roadkill actress Sarah Greene.