'I taught Rihanna how to shoot': Meet the rock-hard female US Navy officer who trained star for debut movie role Battleship
- Singer 'loved handling guns' says Jackie Carrizosa
The former US Navy officer who trained Rihanna ahead of her Battleship appearance has spoken about what it was like to work with the star.
Jackie Carrizosa, who spent a month teaching RiRi how to hold guns and talk like a Navy officer in order to convincingly play her character, has said that the singer was even tougher than her stunt double.
The 22-year-old was drafted in to help out on set after director Peter Berg spotted her playing football with the US Navy.
Big guns: Former US Naval petty officer,
Jacqueline Carrizosa who is the inspiration behind singer Rihanna's
character on her big screen debut
Made of tough stuff: Rihanna was deeply impressed by Jackie, and did all she could to recreate her gun-ho attitude when filming
She added that Rihanna hugely enjoyed handling guns.
Jackie said: 'When it was time to shoot I told her not to be nervous and to have fun with it. When she finished she was grinning from ear to ear and said, ‘I see why you love this stuff’.'
Caught the director's eye: The 22-year-old was
drafted in to help out on set after Peter Berg spotted her playing
football with the US Navy
Inspiration: Rihanna has said that she based her character for Battleship on her mentor
Jackie admitted that since she doesn't watch television she was only vaguely aware of Rihanna as a pop star before she met her, but that Berg persuaded her to join the film when he sent her a message after watching her play football.
Rihanna came to base her entire character on Jackie.
Tomboy: Jackie encouraged RiRi to throw herself into the physical aspects of the role without holding back
Star student: Jackie says Rihanna was really tough, and even better than her stunt double
The Umbrella singer clearly became attached to her tutor, and has since said: 'My character’s name is Raikes. She’s a weapons officer, she’s not afraid of anything.'
'She loves weapons, she knows them — not only her weapons, but every other weapon on the ship.'
Trained her up: Former US Naval petty officer
Jacqueline Carrizosa who inspired Rihanna's Battleship character has
described what it was like to work with the star
'I watched her and really tried to get in her character. She’s fearless and she’s one of the boys and it’s really fun to explore that.'
The singer certainly took Jackie's sentiments to heart, and was even seen sporting a temporary gun tattoo during filming.
Rihanna has been criticised in the past for her attitude to guns, after wearing weapon-inspired accessories.
Battleship opens in the UK on April 11.
Getting into the role: It's clear that Jackie's involvement was pivotal for Rihanna
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