Fans are speculating that the two main stars of Netflix’s “Outer Banks”, Rudy Pankow and Madison Bailey, had an epic falling out after raising questions about a scene from the series.
Some viewers believe things have turned sour between the co-stars, and now a scene between the pair that appears to involve the use of a stunt double has left viewers in shock.
The pair, who have been very close in the past, have always been fan favourites, both on and off screen.
However, as online viewers expected a romance between the off-screen pair just like their characters, rumors surfaced that the stars’ respective partners were not happy.
Both the actors were also forced to call out fans on social media for their continued attacks on their respective colleagues.
As the final episodes of the latest season dropped on Netflix, fans have now assumed that things have turned sour between the two stars.
Pankow – whose character JJ tragically died in the finale – and Bailey, who plays Kiara, were seen sharing an intimate embrace in a touching scene.
However, clever camera angles made it so that you never saw the pair on screen at the same time.
Fans rushed to comment on the scene, with many calling the scene “crazy”, with some saying it was “obvious” that trickery may have been involved.
News.com.au has contacted Netflix for clarification.
“It’s absolutely crazy, the fact that Rudy and Madison refused to record it together and they had to use a stunt double, it shows their unprofessionalism towards their work. And they got some in that scene. Didn’t even have to make it big, just a little hug,” one commented.
“I have never seen actors go so far out of their way to not interact with each other. This is crazy,” commented another.
If fan theories are correct, this wouldn’t be the first time the two actors filmed a scene separately.
In The Good Wife, the final scene between Archie Panjabi and Julianna Margulies was filmed separately and then stitched together by the producers to make it appear as if the pair were talking to each other.
Although the truth about the feud has never been revealed, some fans believe it started when Panjabi won a Best Supporting Actress Emmy for her role in 2010.
Margulies was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, but did not win.
When asked if the on-screen tension hinted at some drama behind the scenes, Punjabi hinted that something was going on. “You know, I can’t answer that as much as I’d like to. But those decisions are taken by the makers. I am not aware of those decisions.”
In 2019, the pair’s co-star on the show Alan Cumming confirmed the rift between the two actors, but failed to reveal the reason.
