US EditionFlorence Pugh Recalls Intimacy Coordinator Making It ‘Weird’ for Her on Set
Florence Pugh highlights how intimacy coordinators enhance safety and give female actors more control, though the role still faces challenges and mixed reviews on film sets.
- On November 10, 2025, Florence Pugh discussed her evolving views on intimacy coordinators on The Louis Theroux Podcast, joining broader coverage of the role on Hollywood film and television sets.
- After the #MeToo movement, intimacy coordinators emerged as a recognized role, though stars like Jennifer Lawrence and Gwyneth Paltrow recently questioned their necessity on set.
- Pugh said, `I’d never thought of it like that before... understanding the dance of intimacy` after working with a fantastic coordinator, who helps find the story and uses safe words.
- Pugh credited intimacy coordinators with giving female actors more agency and said male co-stars sometimes intervened to protect performers when coordinators were absent.
- Pugh warned the role is still 'a job that's still figuring itself out' even as other stars and industry productions report meaningful safety and creative benefits.
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Florence Pugh Recalls “Completely Inappropriate” Asks During Sex Scenes
Daniel Zuchnik/Variety/Getty ImagesFlorence Pugh got candid about filming sex scenes and working with intimacy coordinators during a Nov. 11 appearance on The Louis Theroux Podcast. The actor — who has shot intimate scenes in projects like We Live in Time, Oppenheimer, and Don’t Worry Darling — said that she’s experienced good and bad intimacy coordinators throughout her career."I'm having fantastic experiences with intimacy coordinators,” she s…
Florence Pugh reveals awkward experience with 's---' intimacy coordinator
The actress also opened up about a "fantastic" intimacy professional who had a positive impact on the filming experience and her performance.Samir Hussein/WireImage Florence Pugh on April 22, 2025Florence Pugh is weighing in on the debate surrounding intimacy coordinators.The Oscar-nominated actress is far from the first to offer her take on intimacy professionals, a newish addition to Hollywood sets meant to make actors more comfortable when pe…
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