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Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Gillian Anderson admits doing sex scenes are 'never a joy' but is what is 'expected' as an actor as she spills the beans on getting intimate for film roles
Gillian Anderson has admitted that taking part in sex scenes are 'never a joy' but is what is expected in her job as an actor. The Hollywood icon, 56, stars alongside Jason Issacs in Marianne Elliot's big-screen adaptation of Raynor Winn's 2018 memoir, The Salt Path, in which one scene sees their characters get intimate in a tent. But while getting frisky with someone you barely know for a role can come with awkwardness, Gillian insists that she used to the unexpected demands when it comes to filming intimate scenes. The X Files star, whose career had spanned over 30 years, told The Sun: 'That is something you just expect as an actor. That's part of what one does. I had an experience for many, many years working with the same actor every day. 'I've also done sex scenes on the first day of working, which is never a joy at any time during filming.' From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the Daily Mail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. However, Gillian went on to say that when it come to filming romantic scenes with co-star Jason, 61, things were rather smooth sailing thanks to his 'amenable' personality, with the pair physically on the same page. She added: 'You're thrown stuff all the time and just show whatever you're given. And Jason makes it very easy. He's very amenable, he's very likeable. And certainly physically, we feel like we're the same language — certainly by the end.' She went on to say that their journey felt like it was 'baked into us', adding they felt they were 'part of the same conversation'. It comes after Gillian took a leaf out of her Sex Education character, Jean Milburn's book, as she c onfessed to enjoying having sex in 'uncomfortable tight quarters'. The actress has become a notable supporter of female sexual empowerment, after her lauded role playing a sex therapist on the hit Netflix show. And in a new interview, she cheekily admitted to being up for getting frisky in a tent or a car, when 'needs must'. Gillian's latest role in The Salt Path sees her playing Raynor Winn opposite Jason as her husband Moth, in the real-life story of the couple who became homeless after a business deal with a friend went wrong. After Moth was then diagnosed with a rare and incurable degenerative brain disease, the couple decided to make a 630-mile trek along the Cornish, Devon and Dorset coastline armed with only a tent and limited supplies. 'Jason makes it very easy. He's very amenable, he's very likeable. And certainly physically, we feel like we're the same language — certainly by the end' [Pictured with Jason in May] In response to one scene in the film that sees Gillian and Isaac's characters get intimate inside their small tent, The Sunday Times probed the X-Files star on whether she would recommend the location for an amorous encounter. A grinning Gillian affirmed: 'Well, sex in the back of a car, sex anywhere, I mean, yeah, why not? Uncomfortable, tight quarters, but needs must.' The Scoop actress also admitted that she doesn't feel any shame in discussing sex and even released a book about women's sexual fantasies in September. She explained that it was through doing Sex Education, filming scenes speaking openly about topics like sexual pleasure, genitalia and sexual orientation, that she first realised how comfortable she felt and how vital the conversations were. She said: 'In playing Jean, having [sex] become a regular topic, I realised that I didn't have shame around it. 'Also, I suddenly realised the degree to which there still was so much shame around it and the degree to which the show helped many demographics blast through some of that.' Gillian lamented that having frank conversations about sex, was still regarded as tabboo and shameful, with even couples struggling to be open with each other about their desires. She said: 'In 2025 some of us seem to struggle to have that conversation with our partners. The conversation about "I prefer it like this" or "Can we take ten more minutes so I can actually get more pleasure out of this exchange?". 'Some of it is the fear that the partner might feel judged that they're doing something wrong, when actually that's not what you're saying.' Gillian's book, Want, was inspired by Nancy Friday's 1973 classic My Secret Garden and compiles anonymous letters from women around the world revealing their deepest fantasies - including her own. She previously explained that both women and men have been getting their hands on it in an effort to understand how women feel about sex when they have the freedom of being totally anonymous. And she admitted that she had included one of her own fantasies into the book, but remained tight-lipped on which it was.
News.com.au
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
‘Nothing glamorous about shooting sex scenes!' Former Home And Away star Sarah Roberts addresses reality of on-screen sex
Former Home And Away actor Sarah Roberts says shooting sex scenes on a TV set is in 'no way glamorous', as she confirms she has found love again after her high-profile divorce from ex-husband, James Stewart. In a new interview with the Stellar podcast, Something To Talk About, Roberts discusses the role intimacy co-ordinators play in racy scenes – and how it's nothing like real sex. As she unveils Make It Look Real (a documentary about the topic), Robert recalls one instance where 'there weren't any crazy sex scenes; they were more kissing scenes with an actor that I hadn't worked with before,' Roberts tells Something To Talk About, in a new episode out today. 'It was about, 'How are we going to film this kiss? Do you want to use tongue? Do you not want to use tongue? Where are you going to put your hands? Where should I put my hands?' Listen to Sarah Roberts on the Stellar podcast, Something To Talk About, below: 'There's absolutely nothing glamorous about shooting intimate sex scenes or kissing scenes in front of a massive crew,' she adds. 'My first kissing scene on Home And Away was with my now ex-husband [James Stewart, whom she married in 2019]. 'No-one had walked us through what we were doing. It's hard. Having an intimacy co-ordinator just make it all so much cleaner; it takes the stress away.' Meantime, after a turbulent period of her life – including the loss of her beloved brother in 2019 and her divorce from Stewart last year – Roberts has some happy news: she's found love again. 'I love two people now: I've finally found a love for myself, which I know now in retrospect I didn't have for so long,' Roberts told Something To Talk About. 'I am still finding myself, but I have beaten myself up for a long time because I stayed in something that wasn't healthy. But now I have found this love for myself – and also fallen in love with a man. I'm so in love.' The actor and DJ also revealed she used to be a 'yes girl' with 'absolutely no boundaries.' 'Now that I'm 40, I look back on my life so far and it would have been great to have some boundaries and some respect for myself as well,' she said reflectively. 'I would sometimes bend over backwards so far that I would break my back and I got very sick for a moment in time. 'Now I feel very confident walking onto sets. I feel more confident in my day-to-day life as well in relationships. I know what I'll stand and what I won't stand for.' Listen to Sarah Roberts on the Stellar podcast, Something To Talk About, below: In terms of her personal life, Roberts and Stewart met in 2017 on the set of Home and Away and married two years later. Stewart is now dating his co-star, Ada Nicodemou. Speaking to Stellar, Roberts said it was difficult to navigate heartbreak and her marriage breakdown in the public eye. 'I imagine dealing with a divorce is hard enough,' she said. 'Dealing with it all in the spotlight – and then everything that came out in the media after – absolutely ripped my heart in a million little pieces,.' Listen to the full interview with Sarah Roberts on the latest episode of the Stellar podcast, Something To Talk About, wherever you get your podcasts. See the shoot with her inside the latest issue of Stellar, out in the Sunday papers today.
Times
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Times
Why you should watch sex scenes with your children
Who can forget those excruciating childhood moments when an unexpected sex scene would pop up during family TV time and make you want to disappear? I remember dying inside — and that was just Dynasty. It might surprise you to learn, then, that I have been deliberately subjecting my kids to the same. With my 13-year-old daughter I've been mixing up our sofa time with a bit of Bridgerton and White Lotus (both rated 15, both full of cringe potential and lusty bonking) — and that was after a warm-up of 12-rated films such as Dirty Dancing (remember those silhouetted bodies gyrating?), Titanic (the most famous car sex scene ever) and the AA-rated Blue Lagoon (all those underwater appendages on the loose). Instead of
