Muriel’s Wedding star Toni Collette reveals she refuses to use a sex coach in her films as they make her “more anxious” and she has “asked them to leave” the set earlier
It’s a thorny issue dividing the acting community: working with an intimacy coach for those awkward moments.
Now, Muriel’s Wedding star Toni Collette has revealed that she refuses to have anyone supervise her sex scenes on set, because she’s always felt comfortable with her co-stars.
The 50-year-old, right, told The Times: “I think it’s only been a couple of times that they’ve been hired, and I’ve been very trusting and comfortable with the people I was working with. “.
“I felt like those people who were brought in to make me feel more at ease were actually making me feel more anxious.” They weren’t helping so I asked them to leave.
Muriel’s Wedding star Toni Collette has revealed that she refuses to have anyone supervise her on-set sex scenes, as she has always been comfortable with her co-stars.
Dame Emma Thompson recently praised privacy coordinators as “absolutely essential”, while Joely Richardson added she was “so glad this generation has systems in place to protect” actresses.
Collette, 50, said much of her need depended on the other people on set, adding: “Every job is different. Because it’s a bunch of new people, it’s a new energy; they all bring their whole life with them, and everything is thrown into the pot.
“You never know what you’re going to find and it’s a miracle that a movie gets ahead, let alone prosper.
“I’ve been very lucky in that I’ve only worked with a few assholes in the several decades that I’ve managed to keep this ship afloat.”
Last year, Sean Bean suggested that intimacy coordinators “spoil the spontaneity” of sex scenes, while Sir Ian McKellen said they could ruin the “purity” of the theatre.