This week, Ita is honoured to be featured in Net-A-Porter’s new Incredible Women interview series, keeping company with inspirational pioneers such as @simonebiles
Read the full interview below.
Ita joins Glamour Magazine to discuss the importance of the Female Gaze in on-screen intimate content – a big thank you to Charley Ross for such a lovely write-up
Listen to Ita’s appearance on BBC Radio Hereford and Worcester @bbchw with Elliott Webb, asking some bold and brilliant questions about the importance of the role of an Intimacy Coordinator (@ 2h09m)
Yesterday on RTÉ Radio 1, pioneering Intimacy Coordinator Ita O’Brien shared insights from her powerful new book Intimacy and all about how her work on screen can help us navigate and enhance our own relationships.
In the interview, Ita shines a spotlight on the work of Dr. Siobhán O’Higgins and Active* Consent at the University of Galway highlighting how we’re changing the conversation around consent.
It is always a pleasure to shine a light on their pioneering work in the area of positive sex education for our children and young people.
This is the future of consent education: open, empowering and positive
Thank you to Brit Dawson for this lovely article, exploring how “taking charge of the choreography of your intimate life” can also have a monumental effect on your real romantic and intimate relationships
It was a total pleasure to visit Queens Park Books to sign copies of “Intimacy”. Such a lovely experience to meet the readers and hear of their own experiences.
This week, Ita took the Intimacy book draft to BBC Radio 5 Live, to talk with Naga Munchetty about the #metoomovement, how the process of Intimacy Coordination can support specific scenarios & the key themes in her new book.
“INTIMACY in midlife – This week, we are delighted to welcome @itaobrien_ to the podcast, a pioneering desire expert and the world’s first TV and film intimacy coordinator for shows such as Normal People, It’s a Sin and Sex Education 📺
Ita joins us to talk about how she has redefined on-screen sex scenes, as well as sharing helpful tools and advice from her new book on how we can feel more sensuous in our own bodies and experience desire, connection and intimacy through our midlife years AND beyond 🙌
Ita also has some excellent recommendations for us, including books and companies who specialise in adult toys and lubrication”
📘 Did you catch @itaobrien_ chatting about “Intimacy” on the @waterstones podcast?
🔗 Grab a tea & a blanket and make some time to reflect with Ita on connecting with yourself
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Ita’s new Interview with @goodhousekeepinguk is out now
Thrilled to be in @theipaper Top Reads list this month
A huge thank you to everyone who came along to support at the London book launch for “Intimacy”. It was wonderful to hear all your incredible stories at the signing. Thanks must go to the whole team supporting behind the scenes: @eburybooks, IOS Publicist Anna Penney, IOS PA Charlotte Pacelli, Wardrobe by TOAST, the Southbank Centre staff & Ita’s amazing family & friends
Ita O’Brien reveals why respecting the sex scene benefits not just actors, but all of us. Read the interview by Eva Wiseman for The Observer.
Read the deeply honest conversation between G Ode founder Gillian Anderson and pioneering intimacy coordinator Ita O’Brien. For G Ode Issue 01 – Freedom of Fantasy founded by Gillian Anderson. Two women on opposite sides of the camera are quietly, radically changing the way stories about sex, power and consent are told – and why every one of us stands to benefit.
Photo (C) to thisisgode.com
I’m absolutely thrilled to be appearing at the Edinburgh International Book Festival this year to talk about my new book, Intimacy: A Field Guide to Finding Connection and Feeling Your Deep Desires.
This event—number 653—will take place on 15 August 2025 from 18:45 to 19:45 at the Edinburgh Futures Institute.
In Intimacy, I share the practices I’ve developed as an intimacy coordinator on productions like Sex Education and I May Destroy You, offering tools to help everyone—whether in relationships, single, or somewhere in between—reconnect with their body, their boundaries, and their desires.
I can’t wait to delve into this conversation in a city that holds such a rich cultural legacy, and to meet readers who are curious about creating safer, more connected relationships in every part of life. Hope to see you there!
Event Number – 653
Date: 15 August 2025
Time: 18:45 – 19:45pm
Venue: Edinburgh Futures Institute
Find out more and book tickets at the Edinburgh Book Festival’s website and their Instagram.
I’m thrilled to share that I will be launching my new book, Intimacy: A Field Guide to Finding Connection and Feeling Your Deep Desires, at the Southbank Centre on Sunday, 8th June at 2pm.
I will be in conversation with journalist and broadcaster Pandora Sykes, known for her insightful cultural commentary. This event promises an engaging discussion on the evolving landscape of intimacy, both on-screen and in our personal lives. It’s a unique opportunity to hear from two leading voices on how we connect with ourselves and others.
10–11am: BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour with Naula McGovern – programme info
11.30am–12pm: BBC Radio 5 Live with Naga Muchetty – programme info
Tune in to BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour on Monday 2nd June, from 10–11am, to hear Ita O’Brien, renowned intimacy coordinator and founder of Intimacy On Set, in conversation with Naula McGovern. Listen live on BBC Radio 4 or catch up later via BBC Sounds.
Then head to BBC Radio 5 Live from 11:30am to 12:00pm, as Ita O’Brien joins presenter Naga Munchetty for an insightful conversation. They’ll delve into O’Brien’s pioneering work in creating safer, more respectful environments for actors in film, television, and theatre, and discuss the broader impact of intimacy coordination on storytelling and performance. Don’t miss this engaging discussion on the evolving landscape of on-screen intimacy. You can listen live on BBC Radio 5 Live or catch up later via BBC Sounds.
I was absolutely delighted to take part in this year’s Hay Festival, a special place for me, having attended for the past 20 years. On Friday 30 May, I had the pleasure of joining journalist Lucy Knight on the Wye Stage for a rich and thought-provoking conversation about intimacy on screen and its wider impact on our real-life relationships. Drawing from my experiences working on productions such as Sex Education and I May Destroy You, we explored how carefully crafted intimate scenes can promote healthier, more authentic connections—with ourselves and with others. It was an honour to contribute to such an important discussion at a festival that continues to inspire and challenge in equal measure.