Jonathan Rhys Meyers will stay slim as Henry VIII in Season 3 of The Tudors

There’s no fat suit in Jonathan Rhys Meyers‘ future, producers of The Tudors say. They’d rather keep the hot Irish actor trim and sexy as the series enters its third season.

Forget historical accuracy, exec producer Morgan O’Sullivan told The Sunday Times, the aim is not to make Jonny (pictured at left on set in Ireland) look like Henry VIII.

“We have accepted that from day one,” O’Sullivan said. “We have been criticised for not casting someone with red hair. But you either cast him exactly like Henry VIII or you choose to deal with it differently. We chose from the start to have him looking fit. So there will never be a fat suit. That would be unreal.”

Although not obese, JRM will look a bit older in Season 3. Still, he’ll avoid some of the un-pretty ailments the real King Henry suffered from, including gout, boils and possibly an STD (no wonder, with the wife-swapping and bed-hopping and all).

The Tudors is currently filming in County Wicklow, Ireland, with the new season due on Showtime in 2009.