TV Guide – How Intimacy Coordinators are Making Sex Scenes Safer for Actors
Ita O’Brien, an intimacy coordinator based in England, said that sex scenes often get handled poorly — not out of malice, but avoidance of what many feel is an awkward situation. “Actors being left vulnerable, or feeling harassed and abused, hasn’t been [the result of] a director or producer not wanting to do well. It’s because they’re not comfortable talking about the sexual content,” she said.