Charlize Theron said she felt great while being directed by her boyfriend in their latest movie – “Battle in Seattle.”

“It was great. He loved directing and I’ve never seen him so happy – which hurts my feelings as his girlfriend!” the 33-year-old actress told reporters, according to People Magazine.

Theron said Stuart Townsend, her boyfriend of seven years, prepared five years for this project. The actress told reporters that during a vacation to Fiji, she was a bit disappointed that Townsend had a lot of research to do, while she was in the mood for love.

“I would be like, ‘Romance time!’ But he would have a pile of research and I would be like, ‘Oh my God, this is so not sexy!’ But that passion paid off,” she said.

On the other hand, the Irish actor who now makes his directorial debut with “Battle in Seattle,” said that, although he loved working with his girlfriend, it was kind of embarrassing. Theron once called him by his pet name and then all the crew started to call him by that name which was pretty embarrassing, Townsend said.

“I said to them, ‘That’s not cool. I’m trying to be a serious director here,’” the 35-year-old Irishman told the crew.

When asked to reveal the pet name, Townsend refused.

Source: Eflux Media