Jamie Dornan says he's 'very close' to friend Dakota Johnson

Actor Jamie Dornan has said that he shares a great rapport with his 'Fifty Shades...' franchise co-star Dakota Johnson.

Speaking to a website at the premier of Fifty Shades Darker, the 34-year-old actor said that three years after shooting the first film, he and the actress are "great friends".

"(Now) it's been three years, (and) Dakota and I are very close. We've got a great sort of love and respect for each other. We're great friends... So it's definitely more comfortable," said Dornan. Also, the 27-year-old actress said that their close connect helped them with their intimate scenes in the film and the second instalment will not have sequences "definitely not as petrifying" as in the 2015 movie.