Yesterday Twilight actress Kristen Stewart revealed that the original version of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 submitted for a rating had to be edited or else it would receive a R rating.

Today, the British Board of Film Classification is shining a little more light on the subject. We’re now learning what had to be cut in the United Kingdom for it to receive the 12A (PG-13) and not 15 (R) rating.

Digital Spy reports:

The British Board of Film Classification advised producers to edit the “graphic sight of Edward thrusting while he lies on top of Bella” to avoid the film being given a 15 certificate.

“This film was originally shown to the BBFC in an unfinished version,” a statement on the BBFC website says. “The BBFC advised the company that the film was likely to receive a ’15’ classification but that the requested ’12A’ certificate could be achieved by making changes to a sex scene between the Edward and Bella characters.

“In particular the BBFC suggested that [the] more graphic sight of Edward thrusting while he lies on top of Bella, and while her legs are wrapped around his torso, be removed.

“When the finished version of the film was submitted these changes had been made, with the scene having been reduced in length and with less focus on full body shots. As a result, the film was classified ’12A’.”

We’re not sure what the Motion Picture Association of America had to say, but we assume they too wanted this scene cut down so it could receive a PG-13 rating.

The first Breaking Dawn – Part 1 trailer includes a shot of the sex scene (at 1:17):