Donald Glover learned the intimacy of ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’

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By Nicki Gostin

Donald Glover learned a couple of tips to try in the bedroom while filming “Mr. & Mrs. Smith.”

“Go slow,” the actor and comedian told Page Six exclusively with a laugh at the premiere of the Amazon Prime Video show on Wednesday night.

“Go slow. I’m not even talking about foreplay,” he explained. “I mean, in everything, it’ll make everything so much more romantic and you’ll appreciate it so much more when you get there. You’ll really understand.”

Glover, who shares three sons, Legend, Drake and Donald III, with his wife, Michelle White, reiterated his advice: “Everyone go slow, but especially the boys. Go slower!”

The “Atlanta” star and creator, 40, stars alongside “PEN15” actress Maya Erskine in the new series based on the 2005 film starring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.

In the film, Pitt and Jolie play married assassins who are shocked to discover that they have been assigned the task of killing each other.

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In the small screen version, Glover and Erskine are two lonely strangers who were separately recruited by the same spy agency, agree to give up their old lives and enter into an arranged marriage.

The show, co-created by Glover, delves into the topic of loneliness, something he says many people experienced in quarantine as COVID-19 spread.

“I think everyone felt a deep loneliness during the pandemic,” he shared with us, noting that he’s often felt alone during comedy tours.

“Maybe I’m drinking too much,” the “Community” alum confessed. “I feel like when you’re a comedian you go to new places, you drink a lot and your depression is real.”

Glover shared that the pandemic made him think about loneliness, intimacy and what it means to have a partner.

“I thought, ‘Why do people get together? Oh, because life is hard. We need each other,’” she explained.

“Mr. & Mrs. Smith,” which began airing Friday, also features a slew of guest stars, including Michaela Coel, John Turturro, Alexander Skarsgård and Sharon Horgan.